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| Python bites woman on way to takeaway in Dyfatty, Swansea | Python bites woman on way to takeaway in Dyfatty, Swansea |
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| A woman was bitten by a 10ft (3m)-long python while on her way to get a takeaway curry in Swansea. | A woman was bitten by a 10ft (3m)-long python while on her way to get a takeaway curry in Swansea. |
| Sue Cull, 47, was bitten on both legs by the snake as she walked through long grass. | Sue Cull, 47, was bitten on both legs by the snake as she walked through long grass. |
| Pythons are normally found in tropical Asia and Africa, but Sue was attacked in Dyfatty near Swansea city centre. | Pythons are normally found in tropical Asia and Africa, but Sue was attacked in Dyfatty near Swansea city centre. |
| Police confirmed a python had been reported missing from a nearby home before being safely captured. | Police confirmed a python had been reported missing from a nearby home before being safely captured. |
| Ms Cull said: "Who would think you would get attacked by a python in Swansea? | |
| "It's bizarre, when you're walking around you don't think there's going to be a python attacking you. | "It's bizarre, when you're walking around you don't think there's going to be a python attacking you. |
| "If we had been told by police there was a snake on the loose I wouldn't have walked through the grass on this lovely summer's night." | "If we had been told by police there was a snake on the loose I wouldn't have walked through the grass on this lovely summer's night." |
| She added: "At first I thought the pain was just stinging nettles but looked down to see blood streaming onto my shoes. | She added: "At first I thought the pain was just stinging nettles but looked down to see blood streaming onto my shoes. |
| "I had no idea it was a snake because it was dark. I would have been scared out of my life if I had seen it." | "I had no idea it was a snake because it was dark. I would have been scared out of my life if I had seen it." |
| Ms Cull said when she arrived home her partner asked if she had fallen over because she was bleeding. | Ms Cull said when she arrived home her partner asked if she had fallen over because she was bleeding. |
| Escaped | Escaped |
| She called an ambulance when efforts to stem the bleeding with a first aid kit bandage failed. | She called an ambulance when efforts to stem the bleeding with a first aid kit bandage failed. |
| Paramedics told her she had been bitten by a snake. | Paramedics told her she had been bitten by a snake. |
| Doctors at Swansea's Morriston Hospital confirmed she had suffered python bites after consulting the Medical Reptile Unit in London. | Doctors at Swansea's Morriston Hospital confirmed she had suffered python bites after consulting the Medical Reptile Unit in London. |
| Python bites are not poisonous but they kill their prey by constricting them. | Python bites are not poisonous but they kill their prey by constricting them. |
| "When they said it was a snake bite I couldn't believe my ears," said Sue. | "When they said it was a snake bite I couldn't believe my ears," said Sue. |
| "Even doctors and nurses at the hospital were gobsmacked. They'd never had to deal with a python bite before. | "Even doctors and nurses at the hospital were gobsmacked. They'd never had to deal with a python bite before. |
| "My right leg went black and I was shaking and couldn't get warm. My face started to swell up. | "My right leg went black and I was shaking and couldn't get warm. My face started to swell up. |
| "I was put on three different drips and my face started swelling up - the blood wouldn't stop coming from my right leg. | "I was put on three different drips and my face started swelling up - the blood wouldn't stop coming from my right leg. |
| "They had to give me X-rays to make sure there were no fangs stuck in my legs. | "They had to give me X-rays to make sure there were no fangs stuck in my legs. |
| "The bites are still sore to touch but, thankfully, I've made a full recovery." | "The bites are still sore to touch but, thankfully, I've made a full recovery." |
| A South Wales Police spokesman confirmed they had received a report of a pet python going missing from a home in Swansea. | A South Wales Police spokesman confirmed they had received a report of a pet python going missing from a home in Swansea. |
| But he said the reptile was discovered in a pipe at the owner's property and was safely back in its box. | But he said the reptile was discovered in a pipe at the owner's property and was safely back in its box. |