One of the things you would never
be interested in is the battle for your life with a wild animal… not
only did Kelvin Katoka bite the python that tried to swallow him, he
also stabbed and kicked it but still the snake did not let him go… only
for him to find out that the snakes saliva has started to cover his
head.
When
going about your job, the last thing you’d expect is for a giant python
to drop on your head. Yet it did happen to Kelvin Katoka from Zambia,
who was driving an excavator near a copper mine in the North Western
part of the country. A rock python, Africa’s largest snake, dropped onto him
and started to strangle the 25-year old. Katoka fought back, biting and
kicking at the reptile. He then pulled out a small knife and stabbed
the snake several times, all while realizing he was losing
consciousness, writes The Telegraph (UK). The snake kept at it and
Katoka said he could feel the saliva on his head as the python started
to swallow him. Rock pythons are
known to eat prey as large as wildebeest and crocodiles. Fortunately
the fighting bought Katoka valuable time – two co-workers found him and
killed the snake. Katoka was rushed to hospital, where he is still
recovering.
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