Police say they shot 15-foot snake after it wrapped itself around man’s neck

Police officers in Pennsylvania say they had to shoot and kill a 15-foot snake after it wrapped itself around a man’s neck to save his life.

Upper Macungie Township Police Department received a call with reports of a 28-year-old man suffering a cardiac arrest.

When officers arrived at the property, he was lying on the floor with the snake wrapped around his neck.

“The head of the snake was actually a far enough distance away from the victim, that an officer was able to shoot the snake,” Lieutenant Peter Nickischer said.

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