A missing woman was discovered inside a reticulated python after the snake consumed her whole on Friday in Indonesia.
The woman, identified as Farida, 45, had been reported missing since Thursday. She is survived by her husband and four children.
Villagers from Kalempang in the South Sulawesi province began a search, discovering her personal items before encountering a 16-foot python with an enlarged stomach. Several men were involved in cutting the snake open, revealing Farida’s fully dressed body inside.
NEW: A mother of four was swallowed whole by a 16-foot python in Indonesia, according to reports.
Yikes. 😟
The woman went missing, and during a search for her the next day, her husband “found her belongings… which made him suspicious. The villagers then searched the area.… pic.twitter.com/4J4tvDI7QZ
— Dutch Burke (@DutchBurke) June 9, 2024
Pythons have several rows of curved teeth on the roof of their mouth to grip their prey. After securing the prey, the python suffocates it by wrapping its body around it before swallowing it whole. While it is rare for humans to become victims, Farida is the fifth person in Indonesia to be eaten by a python since 2017.
These snakes can grow over 20 feet, making them the longest snakes in the world. According to the Natural History Museum, London, the longest known reticulated python, measured in 1912, was approximately 33 feet long.
Originally from South Asia, pythons have also been found in the United States as pets. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission estimates that between 100,000 to 300,000 invasive Burmese Pythons live in the Everglades.
