Aussie mother stops 3-metre python from biting son’s face

Mothers would do anything to keep their children out of danger, including risk their own lives. When the screams of her young son woke up a woman from New South Wales, she rushed to the boy’s room and discovered a huge snake biting her son’s head.

With no hesitation, Tammy grabbed the three-metre python and sought help. The snake entered their family home in Macksville, crept into Tyler’s top bunk and first bit his hand which awakened the boy.

Tyler’s face was soaked in blood when she found him and the reptile due to the snake’s bite on his left temple. She rushed him to the Macksville District Hospital on early Friday, but Tyler was later transferred to Coffs Harbour Hospital, reports Herald Sun.

Craig Baker, a family friend, killed the invasive python and posted the photo on Facebook which had become viral within 24 hours, reports The Telegraph. Many Aussies, like Baker, have learned how to handle snakes which is a common problem in Australia, even if it has unique features such as a two-headed coastal carpet python that was hatched in Victoria recently.

The reptiles could turn up unexpectedly inside an abandoned building or an electric socket. The surge in reports of snake attacks or sightings, explains a veterinarian, is because it is summer in Australia.

“The hotter the day, the more active the snakes are,” the vet adds. He also says that new developments such as housing subdivisions result in the natural habitat of wild animals taken over. “So they’re basically moving into people’s backyard.”