May 28, 2001

KUALA TERENGGANU - A 72-year-old grandmother had a lucky escape from a python in her bathroom on Saturday night.

Ms Ngah Hitam had gone to the bathroom at her home in Kampung Seberang Tuan Chik when a python suddenly placed its jaws tightly around one of her feet and tried to drag her down a hole it had entered through.

Fortunately, the hole was not big enough for the oversized grandmother.

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The python finally gave up and loosened its grip.

Ms Ngah suffered a huge bite on her foot and is now recovering at the Terengganu Hospital.

Granddaughter Wan Aishah Ibrahim, 31, said it was the second time in six months that a python had entered their house.

In December, a snake tried to coil around a cat and crush it. --Bernama

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