As we all know by now, pythons are one of the largest, deadliest snakes in the world. While it was probably too late to save the lives of his “favorites”, the farmer sought out help from rescuers in the area. Together they were able to force the snake to regurgitate his fowl. As it was happening, the brave farmer captured the whole incident on video. Although the farmer lost about $1000 in the snake attack, he does not hold the killing against the snake. The snake was just trying to survive. But the farmer will probably invest in better fencing and other protective measures to prevent this kind of thing from happening again.
This unfortunate farmer from Thailand, Watana, reportedly woke up and discovered that two of his prized fighting roosters missing. He often entered his fighting roosters into matches around town and earned a lot of money from them. And when he noticed them missing, he felt angry and worried. Soon enough, the was able to point the finger of blame – it was a 15-foot python that had swallowed the fighting roosters whole.
Before he knew to suspect the python, he thought the roosters had escaped the coop. But then he saw the creature hanging from the roof. This giant snake had a bulging belly and was right where he needed to be to snatch up Watana’s champion fighting roosters. While it was probably too late to save the lives of his roosters, the farmer sought out help from rescuers in the area. Together they were able to force the snake to regurgitate his fowl. As it was happening, the brave farmer captured the whole incident on video. You can watch the 15-foot snake pushing the rooster out of its mouth feet first. When the snake has its mouth open, you can see the deadly fangs protruding. As the snake starts to push the rooster out of its belly, the fowl’s feet protrude out of its mouth. At this point, the snake’s body starts to convulse. And the contracting lasts for a few minutes until the entire bird plops out into the dirt.
Wattana remembers the morning because he did not hear the sound of the roosters crowing like they normally would. “I didn’t hear the sound of the two roosters in the morning so went to look for them. I saw the python had eaten one of the birds, which cost me altogether about 30,000 baht ($940). I can’t save the birds now. They were two of my favorites. Thankfully I have a lot more roosters and chickens. I forgive the snake because it was just their natural instinct.” Although Watana lost about $1000 worth of fighting roosters in the snake attack, he does not hold the killing against the snake. The snake was just trying to survive. But Watana will probably invest in better fencing and other protective measures to prevent this kind of thing from happening again.
