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There are hundreds of deadly snakes in the world, but only a few that actually want to eat you—andBased on a series of interviews with the Agta Negritos–a hunter-gatherer group of the Philippines who are among the island chain’s oldest inhabitants –the researchers report that reticulated python s had attacked 26% of the 58 male tribesmen they spoke with, as well as one woman.
However, six fatalities were reported. In one case, a man named Dinsiweg was killed in Dinapgigi, a jungle region on the east coast of Luzon. The man’s son, Sinayatan, found the snake the next day and cut it open to recover and bury the body. Another fatal incident involved a reticulated python sneaking into a thatched dwelling at sunset and killing two children.
Reticulated pythons aren’t the only snake species capable of hunting and killing primates, even humans. Here are two other giant snakes known to have hunted people.) is a formidable constrictor snake native to sub-Saharan Africa. Among the largest snake species in the world, African pythons can grow to lengths exceeding 20 feet. They possess a distinctive pattern of brown blotches outlined by lighter scales, providing effective camouflage in their natural habitat.
He writes, “We also hear gross exaggerations about how dangerous the anaconda is. Despite intensive research, I have only been able to find two definite cases of anacondas causing the death of human beings. One man was killed on the Napo River in Ecuador, when he went for a swim and was entwined by one of these snakes. He struggled in vain to get away but was drawn underwater and carried off.”
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