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Follow the tragic death of a man strangled by his beloved Burmese python, the near-fatal venomous snake bite that almost claimed another collector's life, and the extraordinary work of a professional venom extractor who risks everything to produce life-saving antivenom. Subscribe to Our World: bit.ly/3xnPuGL

Cincinnati local is bitten on the face and neck by his 13-foot python. While in a feeding frenzy, the snake coiled around his neck and asphyxiated him as Ted's horrified girlfriend witnessed.

This film was first broadcast: 29 Oct 2010

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