I'm having a bit of a python problem. Just in case it starts to wrap itself around me, what are some optimal survival strategies?
Posted by Enigmatic (Member # 7785) on :
Most large snakes will attempt to swallow you whole once you stop struggling. Remove your knife from your belt and lay still with the knife held flat against your thigh. Point your toes, as this encourages the snake to start at the feet.
Allow the python to swallow you approximately half-way. Do not struggle. Once it has progressed far enough to do so, stab the knife upward into the python's braincase. Twist blade as necessary until snake stops convulsing.
--Enigmatic
Posted by Phanto (Member # 5897) on :
OK, will do. Thanks!
Posted by Synesthesia (Member # 4774) on :
Python?
Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :
Apparently, the approved method is to approach the python from behind the head, grasp upper & lower jaws and force them apart until the snake's tears in two.
The advice I read said DO NOT try this with a cobra.
Posted by Tinros (Member # 8328) on :
Eww, snakes, and owww, cobras. *shudders* I can't stand snakes.
Posted by BlackBlade (Member # 8376) on :
How large is your python? In a worst case scenario if he is a reticulated python and capable of eating you, here are some basic tips.
1: You CANNOT unravel him once he is coiled. Snakes bodies are very muscular and you have no chance of competing with it.
2: Panic = you lose. Snakes coil tighter every time you exhale in order to stop you from inhaling, if you can manage it, breath in as much as possible while he is coiling to give yourself as much time as possible.
As for strategies in killing a snake that is coiled around you I can't say. They precede the attack with a bite and their necks get into a very tight S shape prior to striking. Though they frequently just hold their heads up in a loose S when they do anything, you can typically tell what the S looks like every time they feed.
Sorry I can't be of more help
Posted by T_Smith (Member # 3734) on :
Is anyone else having problems reassociated a different word in place of 'python'?
Posted by Belle (Member # 2314) on :
Best piece of advice - Don't have a pet that can take you.
Posted by Tstorm (Member # 1871) on :
I'm not the only person who assumed this was a programming question, given the Java, C# and other language threads...
Posted by Heffaji (Member # 3669) on :
If it tries to wrap around you, commence a silly walk to escape.
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
Whenever I know that I will be dealing with pythons, I always make sure to have a long feather with me. In the event of an attack, I tickle the python with the feather (pythons are quite ticklish, in my experience), which, if properly done, will not only cause the python to stop constricting you, but may also cause it to wet itself, after which it will become embarrassed, and slither away in mortification.
Alternatively, you can attempt this method. Caution: if you land up with this song stuck in your head, you might land up wishing you had gone along with the python attack in the first place.
Posted by Avadaru (Member # 3026) on :
quote: 1: You CANNOT unravel him once he is coiled. Snakes bodies are very muscular and you have no chance of competing with it.
Er, this isn't really true. The trick to unwrapping any large snake is to start with the tail, his weakest spot. If you can get hold of the tail and uncoil him backwards there's a good chance you can get him off. Then again, if he has your arms pinned, you're out of luck.
Posted by vonk (Member # 9027) on :
In the event of a python attack, let the alligator out of the closet, sprinkle it with Tony Chachere's and voila! Problem solved.
Posted by Juxtapose (Member # 8837) on :
Best call Ice Cube and Jennifer Lopez.
EDIT - that's a simply awesome picture, Vonk.
Posted by BlackBlade (Member # 8376) on :
quote:Originally posted by Avadaru:
quote: 1: You CANNOT unravel him once he is coiled. Snakes bodies are very muscular and you have no chance of competing with it.
Er, this isn't really true. The trick to unwrapping any large snake is to start with the tail, his weakest spot. If you can get hold of the tail and uncoil him backwards there's a good chance you can get him off. Then again, if he has your arms pinned, you're out of luck.
If he is wrapped around your leg, by all means try to unravel him, but you will notice its VERY difficult. If he is wrapped around your torso even with both your arms free I am sorry you are SOL when it comes to unwrapping. You would do better to try and kill the snake somehow with your arms rather than try to see who is stronger.
Posted by romanylass (Member # 6306) on :
Maybe have your moose attack it?
Posted by Glenn Arnold (Member # 3192) on :
A friend of mine from Sierra Leone said the trick was to allow the python to swallow one leg. Then it would run into a roadblock when it reaches your crotch. At that point you run a knife down between your leg and the inside of the python, splitting the python open.
Posted by Goody Scrivener (Member # 6742) on :
A moose once bit my sister...
Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :
No! Really!
Posted by Goody Scrivener (Member # 6742) on :
[derail] I love that there are so many of us here that know that part... IRL I only know one other person who can quote the pythons the way we do here, and he's blood.[/derail]
Posted by CaySedai (Member # 6459) on :
Is it on a plane? Because you would want to call Samuel L. Jackson in that case.
Posted by Phanto (Member # 5897) on :
The python and I have worked out our differences. The debate was intense. Quite emotional as well. But, well, we both are rational beings, and worked things out.
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