- BANGKOK - A Thai snake charmer's luck ran out Monday when a python he
had captured from a neighbor's home coiled itself around his neck and strangled
him.
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- Hie Kerdchoochuay, 55, who was known
for his snake catching and charming skills, rushed into a neighbor's house
in the northern province of Uttaradit Monday to catch the python which
had intruded the home, police told Reuters Tuesday.
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- He put the snake in a sack and was walking
home with it when villagers ran into him and asked to see the python.
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- Hie then took the snake out and put it
around his neck.
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- Hie started screaming for help when the
reptile wrapped itself tightly around his neck and did not let go until
he fell down dead, police said.
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- Pythons kill their prey by squeezing
them, constricting their ability to breathe in.
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- Villagers and policemen in the area then
forcibly unwrapped the snake from his neck and took it into captivity.
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