Python hiding in toilet attacks man, then won't let go

CHACHOENGSAO PROVINCE, THAILAND — A man in Thailand is recovering in the hospital after he was attacked by a snake while using the bathroom.

As the man sat on the toilet a nine foot python came up through the plumbing and bit him.%

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A neighbor came to his aid with a rope and a knife but the victim said the ordeal only ended when the python momentarily lost strength and the victim managed to pry open its jaws.

Doctors say the 38-year-old man suffered an eight inch wound which needed stitches but that he should make a full recovery.

Rescue workers removed the snake from the toilet, using hammers to break the piping, and released it.

Large snakes are common in Thailand-- even in urban areas-- especially at the onset of the rainy season when they flee flooded fields for drier ground.

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