Snake bit Arom Arunroj, 64, multiple times and wrapped itself around her . ... Thai woman rescued after two hours trapped in four-metre python’s coils. Your support helps us to tell the story.

A Thai woman somehow survived a terrifying encounter with a huge python after the 16-foot snake wrapped itself around her waist as she was doing dishes — and then squeezed her tightly for two hours.

This year’s Python Challenge drew 1,035 hunters and netted 209 pythons. The winner caught 20 snakes and received $10,000; Ms. Siewe won a prize for catching a python that measured 10 feet, 9 inches.