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LordWiggle, to world in Missing mother found dead inside 16-foot-long python after it swallowed her whole in Indonesia
@LordWiggle@lemmy.world avatar

16 foot. With that many feet, it’s not a snake but a centipede imo.

small44, to world in Missing mother found dead inside 16-foot-long python after it swallowed her whole in Indonesia

How was theu able to fins her?

NeptuneOrbit,

They inspected every snake with a hjman sized lump

jaybone,

I can see this as a Far Side comic.

General_Effort, to world in Missing mother found dead inside 16-foot-long python after it swallowed her whole in Indonesia

I have spent a disturbing amount of time trying to decide if it was necessary to clarify that she was found dead inside the python. I believe that, yes, it was. Make of that what you will.

Kolanaki,
@Kolanaki@yiffit.net avatar

It’d be wild if they found her still alive in there.

doodledup,

Don’t the crush and kill the pray before swallowing?

Leate_Wonceslace,

To my knowledge: they constrict, which could theoretically result in crushing, but typically the prey dies of suffocation or lack of circulation.

I was also under the impression that they weren’t able to eat humans because our shoulders are so much wider than our heads, but that’s clearly wrong so take that with salt.

General_Effort,

Yes. I think you could say that that being found inside a python pretty much implies being found dead. (There is this one guy, though, but he failed to get himself eaten.)

However, I think it’s just not sufficiently obvious to most people.

someguy3, to world in Missing mother found dead inside 16-foot-long python after it swallowed her whole in Indonesia

Fucking terrifying.

foggy,

There would be a solid minute where you’d be fully aware that you have been consumed by a giant snake.

someguy3,

I believe prey are suffocated before the snake consumes them.

Gnugit,

Pythons normally constrict their prey before consuming it.

iAvicenna,
@iAvicenna@lemmy.world avatar

right ok sounds like a much better way to go

intrepid,

More likely that the giant snake is in a coil around you and with every breath you exhale, you realize that you can’t inhale back in. This goes on until you lose consciousness due to asphyxiation. You won’t be awake or perhaps even alive by the time the snake decides to start swallowing you.

Betty_Boopie,

Snakes don’t suffocate prey by stopping their breathing, they stop the blood flow to the brain. A retic can kill a person without even trying, that much muscle around your neck might leave you a few seconds before you’re unconscious.

Jessica,

Everyone else already said you are constricted before swallowed, but even if you weren’t, it would take the snake several minutes to even ingest you. It’s a very slow process. There are tons of videos on YouTube of it.

over_clox, to world in Missing mother found dead inside 16-foot-long python after it swallowed her whole in Indonesia

Welp, guess I’ll add Indonesia to my list of countries I’d prefer not to visit die in.

awesome_lowlander,

I’m interested in the list of countries you WOULD prefer to die in

over_clox,

The one I was born in and currently live in. I’m too lazy to die anywhere else.

So, I guess the USA it is…

Nom,

I’ve got some bad news for you mate…

The reticulated python is the longest snake in the world, according to London’s Natural History Museum. They are native to Southern Asia and can grow to be more than 20 feet long.

The longest reticulated python ever found in the wild was discovered in 1912, according to the museum, and was measured to be nearly 33 feet long – “more than half the length of a bowling lane and makes this snake longer than a giraffe is tall.”

Zoo Atlanta, which houses reticulated pythons, says the snakes “have a reputation for being aggressive.”

The snakes are occasionally kept as pets in the U.S.

Last year, a 14-foot-long reticulated python was found dead on side of the road on Long Island, prompting a search for its owner.

In 2022, a 16-foot albino reticulated python that slithered through a Texas neighborhood for months was finally rescued and returned to its owner.

FlyingSquid, to world in Missing mother found dead inside 16-foot-long python after it swallowed her whole in Indonesia
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

Tarzan movies didn’t lie to me after all!

toast,

No kidding! Consequently, I have decided to redouble my efforts to avoid quicksand

GregorGizeh, to world in Gay man says Qatar authorities lured him via dating app, planted drugs and subjected him to unfair trial

I had sympathies until the last paragraph. If you are gay, and you not only live in a country where that’s illegal, but you actively decide to move there, it really is your own fault. Stay the fuck away from backwards religions and their oil money regimes.

frankgrimeszz, (edited )

At least they’re deporting him instead of taking his head.

frankgrimeszz, to world in Gay man says Qatar authorities lured him via dating app, planted drugs and subjected him to unfair trial

If you’re gay or a woman, don’t go to the Middle East.

AbidanYre,

If you’re gay or a woman, don’t go to the Middle East.

mecfs,

Meanwhile Kevin De Bruyne (a footballer looking to get a lucrative contract in Saudi Arabia) today, on human rights in Saudi Arabia:

“Every country has its good and bad things. Some people will give examples of why you shouldn’t go there, but you can also give them about Belgium or England.

Everyone has less good points. Who knows, maybe they will tell you the flaws of the Western world.”

Atelopus-zeteki, to world in Georgia's controversial, Russia-like "foreign agent" bill becomes law after weeks of protests
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Georgia, the country. Not that it's any better that this bill became law.

JesusSon,
@JesusSon@lemmy.world avatar

Those fools in Atlanta have lost their minds!

Atelopus-zeteki,
@Atelopus-zeteki@kbin.run avatar

Yes, but that's another discussion entirely. And it's why they are so much fun to hang with. Little Five Points FTW!!

muhyb,

I mean, it’s world news. Thinking Georgia as a state would be weird.

Atelopus-zeteki,
@Atelopus-zeteki@kbin.run avatar

Both Georgia the country, and Georgia the state of the United States are located on planet Earth. I wanted to make clarification to save people trouble. Is that not ok, with you?

muhyb,

No problem at all. It’s just only people from US would think Georgia as a state at first (naturally), so this information only be useful for them. Also, world news should mention if it’s the state, but no need for the country. If you don’t see that’s being mentioned, you can safely assume it’s the country.

skulblaka,
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Us Americans are pretty dumb, unfortunately. I like to think I’m not, and even so really the only reason I clicked into the comments here was to clarify if that meant Georgia the country or Georgia the state because I could absolutely see Georgia the American state trying to run this. I’d expect it more out of Florida but shit’s all fucked up everywhere these days. I appreciated that clarifying comment.

LordTrychon,

I caught it fine this time, but I’ve been confused before because I generally browse ‘All’ because of the content amount. I don’t always catch the community right away. It’s not an entirely unreasonable mistake.

muhyb,

I wouldn’t call it a mistake but it’s kinda unnecessary for the people outside of US. I won’t deny that it can be useful for people from US though. However mistakes can happen when one don’t check for which community they’re on, it’s quite normal.

The opposite was happening on Reddit. The title didn’t mention the Georgia as a state but the news was about the state, on world news sub. Easiest way to prevent this misunderstanding is to use the title accordingly.

LordTrychon,

Yeah, I’m not suggesting anything different be done to mitigate, just pointing out what us stupid Americans do sometimes.

FollyDolly, to politics in Trump campaign says it raised $52.8 million after guilty verdict in fundraising blitz
@FollyDolly@lemmy.world avatar

Is this just a new fancy way of saying money laundering?

Dkarma, to politics in Trump campaign says it raised $52.8 million after guilty verdict in fundraising blitz

Down ballot GOP in shambles 😭😭😭

Lol Cucked his own party like always.

p5yk0t1km1r4ge, to politics in Is Trump going to prison? What to know about the possible sentence after his conviction
@p5yk0t1km1r4ge@lemmy.world avatar

No, he’s not, and people need to understand this.

harrys_balzac, to politics in Trump campaign says it raised $52.8 million after guilty verdict in fundraising blitz

Most of that will be channeled to pay his civil fines, etc. I doubt the RNC or any state GOP committee is going to see much from it.

Kraven_the_Hunter,

Silver linings and all that…

kikutwo, to politics in Trump campaign says it raised $52.8 million after guilty verdict in fundraising blitz

What’s that law about profiting from a crime?

slurpinderpin, to politics in Trump campaign says it raised $52.8 million after guilty verdict in fundraising blitz

That’s fine, let them waste their money on the orange turd and not give it down ballot. He’s still going to lose, again

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