Daijiworld Media Network – Jakarta

Jakarta, Jul 7: In a horrifying incident from Southeast Sulawesi’s South Buton District, a 63-year-old Indonesian farmer was found dead inside an 8-metre-long python after being reported missing since Friday morning.

According to Laode Risawal, head of the emergency and logistics division of South Buton's Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD), the farmer, identified as LN, had failed to return home from his plantation, prompting a search by family and villagers.

At around 2:30 pm local time in Majapahit Village, locals spotted a massive python struggling to move in the plantation area. Suspecting it had swallowed something large, they killed the snake. To their shock, they discovered LN’s body inside the reptile’s stomach. Authorities and villagers later transported the body back to his home.

"This is the first time a resident has been swallowed by a python in the area," said Risawal, though he acknowledged that snakes are often seen in the region during the rainy season, usually attacking livestock.

Sertu Dirman, the village supervisory officer, stated that the victim's motorbike was found parked by the road near his hut, strengthening fears that something had gone wrong. The gruesome discovery came shortly after near the hut.

Such incidents are rare but not unprecedented. In 2017, a similar case was reported when a 25-year-old farmer named Akbar was found dead inside a 7-metre python in the village of Salubiro, also in Sulawesi.

The giant pythons, which can grow over 20 feet, are native to Indonesia and the Philippines. While they commonly prey on small animals, fatal attacks on humans remain extremely rare.