Python Attacks Woman, Tries to Drag Her Down the Drain

A 57-year-old woman was brutally attacked by a giant snake in her own
home, Samkok, Thailand.
An unusual incident occurred when Rampeung Onlamai got out of the
shower and was immediately attacked by the snake that hid in the
toilet. The python bit the woman on her right hand and even attempted
to pull her back down the toilet so it could eat her for dinner.But
Rampeung grabbed a nearby broom to fend it off and screamed for her
daughter's help who rushed to her rescue and pried the python's head
off her hand. After the unsuccessful attack the python eventually
slithered back down the toilet.The woman was rushed to hospital where,
where she had to have 20 stitches in her right hand. She is now
recovering in hospital while the snake is being hunted by local
authorities.Python is a genus of non-venomous pythons found in Africa
and Asia. Thailand home to 175 species of snakes, 48 of which are
deadly and although pythons are not venomous, large pythons can
inflict very serious bites, sometimes requiring stitches.