INDONESIA, July 7: A chilling video has captured the moment a farmer was found dead inside the stomach of a massive python in Indonesia.

La Noti, 61, was attacked by the 28-foot-long snake while tending to his livestock in Southeast Sulawesi on Friday morning. The giant python emerged from tall grass and grabbed his leg as he fed his chickens.

Without any weapon to defend himself, the grandfather was crushed and swallowed whole by the snake.

When he did not return home, his worried family raised the alarm the following day. They discovered his motorbike abandoned near a road in Majapahut Village, prompting a large search by local residents.

Later that day, they found a swollen python lying motionless in the undergrowth just a few feet from a garden hut. Suspecting the worst, they captured the snake, weighed down by its prey, and carefully cut it open.

Tragically, their fears were confirmed as La Noti’s fully clothed body, covered in slime, was found inside the python’s stomach.

A grim video from the scene shows locals cutting open the snake’s midsection to retrieve the farmer’s 5-foot-4-inch remains while his grieving family watched. His body was later returned to his relatives for burial.

Adjunct Police Commissioner Masud Gunawan, Batauga police chief, said, “The victim said goodbye to his family, saying he was going to feed his livestock but did not return home. The family and residents searched and found he had been swallowed by a large python. The family accepted the cause of death and prayed for their relative.”

La Ode Risawal, head of an emergency and disaster department, described the case as unprecedented. “This is the first time a human was eaten by a python in this area. Recently, pythons have been appearing more frequently near homes and gardens. We have warned residents to be cautious when going into the forest alone for work.”

Wildlife experts believe the rise in python sightings is linked to disturbances in their natural habitats. Large pythons exceeding 20 feet in length are common in Indonesia and the nearby Philippines.

While attacks on humans are rare, they can be fatal when the snakes leave their habitats in search of food.

Earlier this year, in April, a grandmother was reported missing and later found to have been swallowed whole by a 26-foot python in the same region.