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| Woman taken to hospital in Wales with suspected python bites | Woman taken to hospital in Wales with suspected python bites |
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| A woman had to be taken to hospital after apparently being bitten by a 3-metre long (10ft) python as she took a short-cut home from a night out at the pub. | A woman had to be taken to hospital after apparently being bitten by a 3-metre long (10ft) python as she took a short-cut home from a night out at the pub. |
| Sue Cull, 47, felt her legs sting as she cut across grass near her home, in Swansea, south Wales, and thought she had wandered through nettles. | Sue Cull, 47, felt her legs sting as she cut across grass near her home, in Swansea, south Wales, and thought she had wandered through nettles. |
| But within minutes of getting home her partner called for paramedics after failing to stem the blood streaming from her legs. | But within minutes of getting home her partner called for paramedics after failing to stem the blood streaming from her legs. |
| As she was being taken by ambulance to hospital, Cull was told by paramedics she had probably been bitten by a snake. | As she was being taken by ambulance to hospital, Cull was told by paramedics she had probably been bitten by a snake. |
| They were then informed en route that police had a report of a missing python around that time, she said. | They were then informed en route that police had a report of a missing python around that time, she said. |
| "I was on my way from the pub to get a takeaway when it happened. I cut across the grass and felt my legs sting," she said. "It bit me on the right side first and the puncture wounds there are more prominent. | "I was on my way from the pub to get a takeaway when it happened. I cut across the grass and felt my legs sting," she said. "It bit me on the right side first and the puncture wounds there are more prominent. |
| "When I got to hospital I had to have an x-ray to ensure no fangs were left inside." | "When I got to hospital I had to have an x-ray to ensure no fangs were left inside." |
| The incident happened last Thursday night and was confirmed as being a python attack when medics measured the puncture wound in one leg. | The incident happened last Thursday night and was confirmed as being a python attack when medics measured the puncture wound in one leg. |
| They had previously contacted experts at the Medical Reptile Unit in London with the information, which was used as a guide to what had caused the injury. | They had previously contacted experts at the Medical Reptile Unit in London with the information, which was used as a guide to what had caused the injury. |
| Cull was discharged from Morriston hospital, Swansea the following day. She said she felt "cold and shaken" but has since made a full recovery. | Cull was discharged from Morriston hospital, Swansea the following day. She said she felt "cold and shaken" but has since made a full recovery. |
| A police spokesman confirmed that officers received a report of a lost python in the Cwm Road area of Swansea on Thursday night at 10.44pm. | A police spokesman confirmed that officers received a report of a lost python in the Cwm Road area of Swansea on Thursday night at 10.44pm. |
| The reptile was recovered in a pipe at the owner's property at 11.17pm and was safely back in its box within 33 minutes." | The reptile was recovered in a pipe at the owner's property at 11.17pm and was safely back in its box within 33 minutes." |
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