Possible Charges for Mexican Villagers Who Beat Giant Snake to Death with Sticks Julian Robinson - Daily Mail
go to original July 1, 2014

25 Foot Snake Killed in Mexico (YouTube)

A giant 25ft snake was beaten to death by Mexican villagers - who feared the creature was so big it could have swallowed a child.

Frightened residents also cut the head off the huge animal after it was spotted lying alongside a railway track.

Rail passengers raised the alarm after they saw the snake from their train as it pulled into the village of Benito Juarez, in a remote part of the southeast Mexican state of Tabasco.

The huge 25ft snake killed by Mexican villagers who feared the creature was so big it could have swallowed a child

Villagers, armed with sticks and one carrying a machete, ran back along the tracks where they found it attempting to slither away into the undergrowth.

Conservationist have criticised the killing and say those responsible could face charges.

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