Akbar Salubiro was a 25-year-old man who went missing on March 25, 2017,[1] after setting off for harvest in a remote village on the western part of the island Sulawesi, Indonesia. Akbar's remains were found two days later inside the body of a reticulated python.[2]
Akbar Salubiro | |
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| Born | 1991 |
| Disappeared | March 25, 2017 Mamuju, Indonesia |
| Died | March 27, 2017 (aged 25) |
| Nationality | Indonesian |
| Known for | Being swallowed whole by a reticulated python |
| Spouse | Munu Salubiro |
Disappearance and discovery of body
editThe morning after Salubiro was reported missing, a search party was sent out,[3][4] and his family became worried and called the police.[5] Later that day, the snake that had eaten Salubiro slithered into Salubiro's backyard near an oil palm plantation. People saw that it had difficulty moving due to its large belly, an official stated. Residents then cut open the belly of the snake and found Salubiro dead inside. People said they heard cries from the palm grove the night before Salubiro was found eaten by the snake.[6]
Aftermath
editThe death of Akbar Salubiro was the first fully confirmed case of a reticulated python (or in fact any snake) killing and consuming an adult human,[7] as the process of retrieving the body from the python's stomach was documented by pictures and videos taken by witnesses.[8][9][10][11]
Similar cases
editOn June 14, 2018, a 54-year-old woman named Wa Tiba, also of Sulawesi, was also eaten by a reticulated python that had slithered into her garden at her home.[12][13] In 2022 another 54-year old missing Sumatran woman from Jambi named Jahrah[14] was found inside a python, making this the third fully documented swallowing of an adult human.[15] On 7 June 2024, the fourth confirmed case of full consumption appeared after a woman named Farida was found to have been devoured by a reticulated python.[16] 3 weeks later, in July 2024, another woman named Siriati was discovered inside a python's stomach in South Sulawesi.[17]
See also
editReferences
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- ^ "Missing man killed, swallowed whole by python". Toronto Sun. Associated Press. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
- ^ Ross, Eleanor (March 29, 2017). "Python Eats Man Whole in Indonesia". Archived from the original on March 29, 2017. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
- ^ "Indonesian Man Eaten By Python, Cut From Stomach (VIDEO) | eCanadaNow". www.ecanadanow.com. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
- ^ "Indonesian man's body found inside python - police". BBC News. March 29, 2017. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
- ^ Arp, Kelsey (August 6, 2019). "We've Degraded Snakes' Habitats So They've Found Something New to Eat: Us". Slate Magazine. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
- ^ Nurhadi (March 28, 2017). "Beginilah Ular Piton Menelan Akbar Petani Sawit Memuju Tengah". Tribun Timur (in Indonesian). Retrieved March 28, 2017.
- ^ "Missing man found dead in belly of 7m-long python in Indonesia: Report". Straits Times. March 29, 2017. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
- ^ "Indonesian man's body found inside python – police". BBC. March 29, 2017. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
- ^ Inertia, The. "23-Foot Python Eats Indonesian Man on the Island of Sulawesi". The Inertia. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
- ^ "7-meter-long python swallows Indonesian woman". National Post. June 16, 2018. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
- ^ Geggel, Laura (June 19, 2018). "How a Python Ate a Woman Whole and Left Hardly a Trace of the Fierce Attack". livescience.com. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
- ^ Alund, Natalie Neysa. "Missing grandmother eaten alive by 22-foot-long python in Indonesia, officials say". USA TODAY. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
- ^ Brown, Lee (October 25, 2022). "Missing grandma's body found inside monster python". New York Post. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
- ^ "Missing mother found dead inside 16-foot-long python after it swallowed her whole in Indonesia - CBS News". CBS News. June 8, 2024. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
- ^ "Woman found dead after she was swallowed whole by python in central Indonesia". The Straits Times. 2024. Retrieved July 3, 2024.