Police officers shot a man’s pet snake after they arrived at a home to find the snake wrapped around its owner’s neck, rendering him unconscious.
The 28-year-old is recovering at the hospital from the attack. The injured snake slithered away and ultimately died from its injuries, Upper Macungie Township Police Department Lieutenant Peter Nickischer told CNN.Nickischer said two police officers responded at 2:12 p.m. on Wednesday to the house in Fogelsville, Pennsylvania, a rural town in the eastern part of the state, where the man reportedly suffered cardiac arrest after the snake wrapped itself around his throat.
"Read MoreFlorida conservationists capture 215 pound python, the heaviest found in the state He said as officers peered down a hallway, they observed the man lying across the doorway between the hallway and a room, where the snake was staring back toward police. Nickischer said an officer fired one shot, striking the snake's head, which was distanced from the man because of the length of the animal's body.
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