An Australian mother was sound asleep Friday night when she heard horrific screams coming from her son’s room. Completely terrified she jumped out of bed to check on her child, and she was absolutely mortified to see what was hanging off of his face. She told Guardian News:
“It was like a nightmare,” It was a terrifying scream and I didn’t know what had happened – I certainly didn’t think it involved a snake. I have no idea how it even got into the house. When Tamara entered the bedroom she said the snake was wrapped around her son’s belly. I tried to pull Tyler from the bed but he didn’t come with me … I had to roll him, then pull,” she said I saw his face and the blood and his eyes were still closed so I don’t think he was fully awake. I tried to check him over but he wouldn’t let me touch him anywhere.” Within five minutes Tamara’s cousins arrived at the property and “dealt with the snake” while Tamara drove to Macksville Hospital. Tyler doesn’t remember anything – which is the best part,” Tamara said. He was only complaining about his finger hurting. He tapped his head on the way to hospital and he asked me why he was bleeding. He wouldn’t know that a snake had bitten him if we hadn’t told him or if people hadn’t been talking about it.”
While at the hospital, Tamara was sent a photo of the snake, which was posted on social media.
In the photo, her cousin is seen holding the snake above his head in the image – but it is so long it drapes on the ground at his feet and is curled around his hand.
The original Facebook post, with the photo of the young boy’s head injury and the dead python, has been shared more than 5000 times since it was posted on Monday.
H/T: The Guardian