The giant serpent had wrapped itself so tightly around the Upper Macungie resident that the man was in cardiac arrest as emergency responders arrived Wednesday afternoon, police said. Police did not immediately identify the type of snake.
A giant snake nearly killed a man in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday after wrapping itself around his neck, police said.
When police arrived, the Upper Macungie resident was already unconscious and in cardiac arrest, authorities said. In an attempt to save the man, officers shot the 15-foot snake in the head and killed it, police said.The man, a 28-year-old resident of the Fogelsville neighborhood, was pulled from the snake's grasp after the gunfire and rushed to a nearby hospital.
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