40 years old man found dead in his home surrounded by large Pythons

Cops looking for a missing man where shocked to find his decomposing body in his home been surrounded by large pythons and anaconda's.

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.