Man in India attacked by python while taking selfie

A man in northwestern India is attacked by a python as he tries to take a selfie with the snake

A man was attacked by a python while trying to take a selfie with the reptile. PHOTO: SCREENGRAB FROM REUTERS

RAJASTHAN (REUTERS) - In a freak accident, a python attacked a man as a group of people tried to click a selfie with it in the Sirohi district of India's northwestern Rajasthan state on Friday (Sept 23).

The incident took place when forest department officials removed a python that had entered the premises of a school. They were posing for pictures with the snake after successfully capturing it.

The python attacked a man who was attempting to click a selfie with the reptile. The snake was later taken away by the officials.

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