A couple in Australia's Queensland struggled for 10 minutes to prise a three-metre scrub python off their son after it sank its teeth into his hand.
The Royal Flying Doctor Service said the snake attacked the 14-year-old boy, coiling around his right arm, sinking its teeth into his hand and refusing to let go.
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