How Did It Happen?
According to the secretary of the village where Salubiro lived, Junaedi, he said, “It seems he was attacked from behind because we found a wound on his back.” They believe the python saw him in the palm grove while harvesting palm oil, and struck him hard so that the ruthless snake could wrap its body around its prey to constrict him until he was no longer breathing. Then the python proceeded to swallow him whole.
Varying Reports
While many reports claim that the villagers who found the python with Akbar inside killed it, others claim that the python suffocated itself while swallowing him. Apparently, this isn’t that uncommon an occurrence for a python to die while attempting to swallow its food, especially when it chooses something too big to digest.