Snake on a (horizontal) plane; unfortunately, its owner was lying on the same one

Cops forced to shoot 15’ snake wrapped around its owner’s neck

Police officers in Pennsylvania were called to a home for reports of a man in cardiac arrest, and when they arrived they were shocked to see a 28-year-old man lying on the floor, unresponsive, with a massive 15-foot snake wrapped around his neck.

"Because the snake was so large, the midsection of the snake was wrapped around the throat," said Lt. Peter Nickischer with the Upper Macungie Township Police Department. "The head of the snake was just far enough away from the victim that the officer made a split-second decision and he proceeded to shoot the snake in the head."

The snake has gone to its reward, the wrappee is in the hospital “in very serious condition”. PETA hasn’t commented, yet.

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In my search for a photo to illustrate this gripping tail, I stumbled across a nest of other stories like this, including these two:

(2019) Indiana woman found dead in Deputy Sheriff’s home, with 8’ python wrapped around her neck.

And the same year, in Australia, “woman found dead with 2.9-meter python coiled around her neck”.

Who knew this was a thing?