Horrifying moment whole sheep found inside belly of python cut open by villagers

21 March 2023 , 13:30

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Horrifying moment whole sheep found inside belly of python cut open by villagers

The horrifying moment an entire sheep was found inside the belly of a python as villagers cut it out, was captured on camera.

Amazonian villagers had to slice open a 20-foot boa constrictor to retrieve the whole sheep.

The footage shows the grisly procedure where one shepherd is standing on the boa’s head as another cuts into its belly with a knife.

As the animal is slowly sliced open, the sheep's legs pop out first, quickly followed by the entire animal.

Shockingly, the sheep seemed to be all in one piece and the snake’s powerful digestive juices had not yet had time to dissolve it.

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The sheep appeared to be almost entirely intact in the giant snake's belly (CEN)

Villagers in the Amazonian village killed the snake after suspecting it had eaten one of their livestock (CEN)

The butchery took place near the rural communities of Sitio Boa Vista and Povoado Santo Antonio, on the eastern edge of the Amazonian rainforest in the state of Alagoas, in north-eastern Brazil, on Saturday, 18th March.

The villagers were said to have killed the snake after spotting its swollen belly and suspecting it had eaten one of their livestock.

It can take up to five days for a boa to digest its prey, due to their unique eating style.

It is thought to take around five days for a sheep to digest due to the boa constrictor's digestive fluids (CEN)

The shocking incident took place over the weekend (CEN)

Contrary to popular belief, the snakes don’t dislocate their jaws, but have the terrifying ability to open their mouths wide enough to swallow prey like the sheep whole.

In particularly morbid cases when humans are swallowed, it can take up to two weeks for snakes to digest them, before excreting only hair and bones.

The Brazilian authorities recommend that when a boa is found, people should not touch it and call the Environmental Police, the Environment Department or the Fire Department.

Kieren Williams