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.