Police looking for a missing man were shocked to find him dead in his home � surrounded by over forty giant snakes.


Many of the reptiles, including a 30ft anaconda and four 35ft pythons, were slithering free around the decomposing body when police entered snake fan Heiko Rieder's apartment in Straubing, Germany.

A fire service spokesman said: "At least one was as thick as a human thigh."

Worried colleagues alerted police after the 40-year-old caretaker failed to turn up to work for a week.

It is thought he died from a heart attack while feeding his pets.

Experts believe he was only saved from being eaten as he was too WIDE to be swallowed whole.

Reptile centre boss Markus Baur, now caring for the snakes, said: "They probably didn't eat him for two reasons. One, they prefer their prey alive to start with.

"And two, they like to eat their prey whole and the average European adult is just too long and wide for that."

In total, 46 snakes, some in tanks, were recovered from the property.

A police spokesman said: "His body decomposed rapidly because of the heat coming from the snakes' terrariums. There don't appear to be any suspicious circumstances."

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4946886/Man-found-dead-in-house-of-snakes.html

so sad!!

Cheesus on a cracker! That man is insane

Ndi OSHA ndi ara

46 snakes in total as pets? som of des oyinbos dey craze sef,of all animals,na snakes hin love 2 keep as pet..smh!

RIp

Are u sure is nt a cousre

no pics and how can we bliv diz?

We see.

Dis kind @op self, you said man found dead in the house of snakes, and so ? Were u expecting such man 2 be alive in de midst of snakes ?

wow! RESPECT!

it is not everyday that you get to die with 46 Idemilis.


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eya

Let this issue be investigated properly

Tings dey o!

queezer: Are u sure is nt a cousre

You can't even spell CURSE . SMH

No sh*t.

Dunnoo weda to feel sorry for him or Not

snake enthusiast abi?

i've watched this film

NONSENSE OF THE HIGHEST ORDER

Wierdo!! Wetin I wan type sef, I don forget.

But in the film anaconda starring Jlo and Ice cube,d snake was swallowing humans like no mans business.
But why would u keep such beast as pets? I hate snakes though I like watching documentaries on them when they are shown on Natgeo wild.

Why keep snakes as pets, shey it resembles Cat or Dog

I suspect suicide and an obsession for having his body consumed by snake.

What a person! some news just creep the hell outta me, just how weird can some people be? Na wa o.

those pictures are disgusting

queezer: Are u sure is nt a cousre

yes it is...35 unit course

Insanity of the highest order.snake of all animal..nawa ooo.

These Ndi Ocha sef. Tufia.