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Python swallows woman whole in Indonesia
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A missing woman was found eaten alive by a massive python after locals cut her body out of the snake in Indonesia.
Farida, 45, went missing on Thursday night. Her body was discovered inside the reticulated python Friday by her husband and residents of Kalempang village in South Sulawesi province, a local official said, according to AFP.
The search for the missing mother of four began after she failed to return home Thursday night, village chief Suardi Rosi told AFP.
Her husband “found her belongings… which made him suspicious. The villagers then searched the area. They soon spotted a python with a large belly,” Suardi said.
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Video shows the horrifying moment a reticulated python was found to have eaten a missing mother of four whole. (Viral Press)
“They agreed to cut open the python’s stomach. As soon as they did, Farida’s head was immediately visible.”
The missing woman was found fully clothed inside the massive snake, which was reported to be at least 16 feet long.
Her husband, identified as Noni, expressed regret that he let his wife go out on her own. “If I had been with her that day, the snake would not have dared to touch her,” he said, according to ViralPress.
“I feel sorry for the suffering she went through. I am sorry for our family,” he said.
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Reticulated python (Python reticulatus), front view, head detail. These massive snakes, native to Indonesia and areas of the Asian pacific, grow the longest in the world. (RibeirodosSantos/iStock)
Such incidents are incredibly rare, but not unheard of in Indonesia.
Last year, residents of Southeast Sulawesi’s Tinanggea district killed a monster 26-foot-long python, which was found strangling and eating a local farmer, according to AFP.
In 2018, a 54-year-old woman was found dead inside a 23-foot-long snake in Southeast Sulawesi’s Muna town.
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Reticulated python, a nonvenomous constrictor snake native to South and Southeast Asia with a wide open mouth. (Philippe Clement/Arterra/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
And in the previous year, a farmer in West Sulawesi disappeared and was later found being eaten alive by a 13 foot python at a palm oil planation, AFP reported.
The reticulated python is considered the world’s longest snake and is indigenous to Indonesia, the Philippines, India and Borneo. The longest reticulated python ever discovered was 32 feet in length and weighed an incredible 350 pounds, according to Reptiles Magazine.
Its natural diet is mainly rodents, but larger snakes have been known to feed on pigs, civets, bearcats and even primates.
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Federal law prohibits reticulated pythons from being imported to the United States, except with a permit for zoological, educational, medical and scientific purposes.
Some reptile enthusiasts may breed them as pets, but they require lots of space due to their size and should only be cared for by dedicated and prepared keepers, according to Reptile Supply.
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Austin, TX
Ewers throws 3 TD passes to help No. 4 Texas roll over Colorado State 52-0 in opener
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Quinn Ewers passed for 260 yards and three touchdowns and No. 4 Texas rolled past Colorado State 52-0 on Saturday in the opener for both teams.
Ewers connected with Matthew Golden for a pair of touchdowns in the second quarter, and had another strike to Isaiah Bond as the Longhorns built a 31-0 lead by halftime.
A big question for Texas heading into this season was just how quickly Ewers and Texas would find their rhythm in a passing attack that lost the top five receivers from the 2023 Big 12 championship team. Texas joined the Southeastern Conference this year.
Golden transferred from Houston and Bond from Alabama, and Ewers and his rebuilt receiving corps easily carved up the Rams. After a slow start that included a stalled drive and an interception on Texas’ first three possessions, Texas scored 24 points in the second quarter.
Ewers spread passes around 10 different receiving and had 248 yards passing by halftime. He completed 20 of 27 passes before leaving the game for Arch Manning midway through the third quarter.
Manning’s first drive started with a 40-yard pass to Johntay Cook II. It ended with Manning’s first career TD pass, a scrambling 5-yard toss to Silas Bolden, another transfer from Oregon State, that made it 45-0.
The takeaway
Colorado State: The Rams have an elite receiver in Tory Horton, but he shut down by a smothering Texas defense. Horton had five catches for 31 yards and the only deep ball thrown his way was intercepted. Colorado State did not cross the Texas 49 until the final two minutes.
Texas: Coming off last season’s appearance in the College Football Playoff, Texas has its highest season-opening ranking since 2010 and Saturday was a breeze against the overmatched Rams. The lofty ranking and expectations will be put to the test next week at No. 9 Michigan, and later when the Longhorns eventually start their first Southeastern Conference schedule against Mississippi State on Sept. 28.
Up next
Colorado State: Hosts Northern Colorado on Sept. 7
Texas: At No. 9 Michigan on Sept. 7 in the first matchup between the two historic powerhouse programs since the 2004 Rose Bowl.
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Alabama
Live updates: Alabama football vs. Western Kentucky score, injury report and more
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The Kalen DeBoer era is finally here. Alabama football is set to face off with Western Kentucky on Saturday to open the 2024 season, DeBoer’s first game as the Crimson Tide’s head coach since he replaced the retired Nick Saban in January.
Western Kentucky makes the trip to Tuscaloosa out of Conference USA. The Hilltoppers will be led by starting quarterback TJ Finley, who has previously faced off with the Tide while playing for Auburn and LSU earlier in his career.
Kickoff is scheduled for 6:05 p.m. CT at Bryant-Denny Stadium. The game will be aired on ESPN.
Follow along here for live updates as the game begins.
Pregame
— Alabama has released its depth chart ahead of Saturday’s game. Here’s the offensive and defensive two-deeps.
— Offensive guard Jaeden Roberts is in uniform with a heavily padded left hand.
— Wilkin Formby goes with the first-team offensive line during pregame warmups.
— Kadyn Proctor left the field with Alabama’s training staff during warmups.
— Alabama wins the coin toss and defers to the second half. Western Kentucky will receive the opening kickoff.
1st quarter
15:00
— Touchback on the opening kickoff. WKU takes over on the Alabama 25-yard line.
— WKU’s headset communications aren’t working, so Alabama removes its as well.
— Que Robinson rocks WKU quarterback TJ Finley for a third-down sack. Hilltoppers punt, Alabama will start on its own 31.
12:50
— Elijah Pritchett gets the start at left tackle.
— Alabama goes three-and-out. Tide will punt. WKU will begin on its own 20.
11:20
— WKU begins on its own 20-yard line.
— Keon Sabb picks off Finley.
10:48
— Alabama starts out on the WKU 16.
— Jalen Milroe runs 12 yards for the first Alabama touchdown of the DeBoer era. Tide leads 7-0 with 10:07 left after the extra point.
Arkansas
Cody Rhodes uses Arkansas-Pine Bluff marching band to fuel his WWE title defense
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Though the Arkansas Razorbacks won on the field against the Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions, the Golden Lions’ band won the fans in the stands.
On Thursday, the Arkansas-Pine Bluff band — named the “Marching Musical Machine of the Mid-South” — performed a rendition of WWE star Cody Rhodes’ theme song, “Kingdom,” during the game.
Rhodes fought Kevin Owens in the undisputed WWE title match at the Bash in Berlin on Saturday. Rhodes defeated Owens to remain the undisputed WWE champion. Prior to his match, Rhodes heard the band’s rendition of his theme song and expressed his excitement about the performance. He said he would play the band’s version once or twice in the locker room.
Berlin had me already fired up for #WWEBash
But THIS may be played once or twice in the locker room before my match today.
Awesome stuff @UAPBM4 ❤️ https://t.co/cYA5lcG8Lw
— Cody Rhodes (@CodyRhodes) August 31, 2024 The band’s full performance went viral on X and received over 866,000 views as of Saturday evening. Arkansas-Pine Bluff director of bands John Graham said the band members were doubtful at first once they received the piece in practice. But as they rehearsed the song, they began to love it.
“When our arranger put the song on paper for us, I looked at it [and] some of the students were shaking their heads thinking, ‘No, why are we playing this’ and then we started rehearsing it, the piece came alive,” Graham told ESPN.
“I said, ‘This is going to go.’”
“Kingdom” wasn’t arranged for the Golden Lions-Razorbacks game, but instead as a piece that could be used later in the season. However, Graham saw the Arkansas game as the perfect opportunity to debut the song in the stands.
When Graham gave the downbeat for the band to play the song, excitement filled the stadium. “As soon as I dropped the hammer and we started playing, I looked over and saw fans reacting like, ‘They’re playing “Kingdom,”‘” Graham said. “I saw them standing up with excitement and positive reactions, and I told myself, ‘We’re in here now.’ It was a beautiful moment.”
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