UPPER MACUNGIE TWP., Pennsylvania (WPVI) — Police in Upper Macungie Township, Pennsylvania mentioned an officer shot a person’s pet snake after it wrapped itself round his neck and wouldn’t let go.

Officers rushed to the person’s dwelling on the 1400 block of Church Street in Fogelsville Wednesday afternoon.

Police mentioned they requested the dispatcher to repeat the decision as a result of it was so uncommon.

A member of the family led them to the 28-year-old man who was mendacity on the ground unresponsive with a 15-foot snake wrapped round his neck.

One of the officers was capable of fatally shoot the snake with out injuring the person.

“Because the snake was so large, the midsection of the snake was wrapped around the throat. The head of the snake was just far enough away from the victim that the officer made a split-second decision and he proceeded to shoot the snake in the head,” mentioned Lt. Peter Nickischer with the Upper Macungie Township Police Department.

Nickischer mentioned the snake didn’t die instantly.

“It wasn’t like it just died. It started to slither away, luckily away from the officers, away from the direction that they were trying to pull this gentleman.” Lt. Nickischer mentioned. “They realized it was a matter of life and death with seconds to make that decision. Praise the officers. They did what they had to do. It was a safe shoot.”

Residents Action News spoke with mentioned they’ve continuously seen their neighbor in his entrance yard holding a snake, and so they’ve seen a number of snakes via the window.

Police say have they by no means responded to something like this earlier than.

“I think one of the officer’s described it as a scene from a horror movie, and that’s probably the most appropriate way to describe it,” mentioned Nickischer.

The man was nonetheless alive when emergency responders rushed him to the hospital, however his present situation is unknown, Lt. Nickischer mentioned.

Police aren’t certain what sort of snake it was however they mentioned it was giant.