Jakarta, Indonesia

A horrific incident took place in Jakarta, Indonesia on Tuesday (July 2) when a man found his wife inside the stomach of a snake in the jungle.

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36-year-old Siriati was visiting her brother and the two had to go to market together to purchase the medicine in Luwu Regency, South Sulawesi.

However, she was attacked by a gargantuan 30ft-python which held her leg by its teeth while she was trekking along a forest trail.

The woman was crushed to death after she was coiled by the killer reptile who then started to swallow her. 

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The woman's husband Adiansa started worrying about his wife when her brother called and informed him that she did not reach his house. 

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He went through the same route and on that trail, found her slippers on the grass. The man, then, stumbled upon a huge snake that had 'a very large belly' and was lying on the ground just some steps away from the path.

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The man saw Siriati’s legs coming out of the python’s mouth and her slippers and pants lying on the ground.

He found a wooden stake and killed the snake, by piercing it through the body. With the help of the villagers, he opened the stomach of the snake and found the lifeless body of Siriati.

They recovered the corpse and buried her in the village of Siteb the next morning.

Siteba Village Secretary Iyang said that the mother of five was killed by the snake around 7:30 am local time.

Snake dragged the victim for five metres 

"The victim wanted to go out to buy her child's medicine. Her youngest son is three years old. She was visiting her brother and had to go through the forest first," the secretary said.

"Her brother waited for a long time, but the victim didn't come. That's why her brother called the victim's husband. The husband said that Suriati had left early morning," he added.

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"So the husband went looking for his wife, he found her sandals on the road in the middle of the forest. He suspected that they had been eaten by a snake because there were snake tracks there," Iyang further stated.

Walenrang Police Chief Adjunct Police Commissioner Idul said that the body of Siriati was found intact. "This snake more or less dragged the victim five metres from the location," he added.

"The condition of the body was intact but perhaps the bones had been crushed. The body is already at the funeral home for a religious ceremony," he said.

Idul stated that there was a wound on the leg of the victim which appeared like a snake bite.

"We think it was a snake bite. After being bitten, it immediately wrapped itself around the leg and finally paralysed the victim," he said. 

(With inputs from agencies)