Thaivisa Web Content Team 1578 Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 An Indian forest ranger was nearly strangled to death by a 90-pound python when he captured the overgrown reptile and then posed for a selfie with it. Sanjay Dutta was called to the village of Sahebbari, West Bengal, on Sunday after the huge 30-foot Indian rock python swallowed a goat alive near a school. He was able to wrangle the snake, but instead of placing it in a bag, he wrapped it around his neck to pose for photographs. However, just seconds later, the snake began to constrict around Dutta’s neck, wrapping one coil completely round his neck, as he began to visibly panic. Fortunately he was able to free himself with the help of villagers, and he was able to walk away unscathed. Despite the panicked expression on his face, Dutta told Agence France-Presse: “I was not scared for even a moment. “Because had I panicked, it could have been fatal.” Indian rock pythons are non-venomous and it kills its prey by constricting it before swallowing it head first. Full article and video Link to post Share on other sites
AlQaholic 2636 Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 I've seen a python squish a chicken to nothing in less than a second, including the attack, This Rock Python was obviously too well fed to bother too much. Link to post Share on other sites
csabo 1931 Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 38 minutes ago, AlQaholic said: I've seen a python squish a chicken to nothing in less than a second, including the attack, This Rock Python was obviously too well fed to bother too much. And chickens are bigger and more muscular than Indian park rangers so these guys should take extra precautions. Link to post Share on other sites
csabo 1931 Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Do click on the article if you have not. The real story is that based on the "30 foot long" estimate the people in the video must be 25 feet tall. Link to post Share on other sites
The Deerhunter 4049 Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 1 hour ago, csabo said: Do click on the article if you have not. The real story is that based on the "30 foot long" estimate the people in the video must be 25 feet tall. Agree! 8 or 9 feet maybe. And what an idiot. He of all people should know what they do. It is when they can anchor the tail that it gets serious. The weight is probably about right at 90 pounds. A 30 foot python if such exited would weigh a lot more than that. Not a patch on the one they uncoiled off that very lucky dog in the video two or three days ago. That was quite a bit longer; maybe 14-15 feet or so. We literally "drove one" about 12-14 feet long out of the garage up under the Vigo Ute about 2 years ago. The dogs were going apes%$t in theyard and by the time we got downstairs he had got into the garage through the steel gate. He then got up onto the back axle and springs to escape us. So we took the car out onto the road next to army land and levered loops of him out with bamboo poles til he fell off and left us. Wife took pix on her phone of the brave Falang and his trusty dog sidekicks. Link to post Share on other sites
Tchooptip 4039 Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 I looked the video I did not see this Indian Ranger man panicking one second, on the contrary he was able to maintain the head firmly during the “ accident” that is certainly not panicking! Link to post Share on other sites
AGareth2 6646 Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 30ft? unlikely Link to post Share on other sites
steelepulse 5831 Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Click bait! Link to post Share on other sites
sammieuk1 21259 Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Make your own entertainment in them parts. Link to post Share on other sites
rwill 1532 Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 That Python looks to be around 10 feet long at the most. Link to post Share on other sites
upu2 754 Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Irrespective as to what the real length of the snake was, as a Ranger he should have had more sense. Damn idiot Link to post Share on other sites
oldlakey 2073 Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 10 hours ago, csabo said: And chickens are bigger and more muscular than Indian park rangers so these guys should take extra precautions. Not much to pick between the two in the intelligence stakes though Link to post Share on other sites
Katia 544 Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Apparently snakes also hate selfies... Link to post Share on other sites
Russell17au 2493 Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Ok, let's be fair, if you straighten the snake out I would guess that it would be about 12 feet long but unless it was a very small goat about the size of a cat, I cannot see it anywhere in the snakes stomach because they eat them whole and you would see the bumps of the goat in the snake. 30 Ft = rubbish Eaten a goat = rubbish stupid Indian Park Ranger = true Link to post Share on other sites
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