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Seven-year-old girl saved from being dragged off by anaconda
RIO DE JANEIRO - A seven-year-old girl has been saved at the last moment from being dragged off into the Brazilian jungle by an anaconda, when a quick-witted young man hacked off the snakes head. The girl was only slightly harmed after being dragged off by the nine-metre, 200-kilo reptile which coiled itself round her legs and had effortlessly begun dragging her off, media reports said Sunday.The young man - identified only as Miguel by taxi-driver witness Raimundo Carvalho - used a machete to lop off the snakes head. The reptile twitched for several minutes before finally dying. The reports said the girl had only slight injuries and shock after the incident last Wednesday in Alca Viaria district close to the provincial capital of Belem in northern Para state. I just didnt know what to do, Carvalho told G1 news portal of the drama he found going on when he heard the girls desperate cries for help. Then, thank goodness, this young man called Miguel came on the scene and cut the animals head off. The snake - which would have killed by constriction - had already dragged the girl several metres. Such attacks by anacondas are on the increase in the Brazils Amazon region. Experts put the blame on Posted by: Steve White 2008-01-07 |
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