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Police say a python underwent emergency surgery after a man allegedly bit the creature twice.

04 September,2011 09:57 am

A snakebite in a north Sacramento neighborhood left the victim seriously hurt, but the injured party isnt whom youd expect.David Senk, 54, was jailed on suspicion of maiming or mutilating a reptile, with bail set at $10,000, the Sacramento Bee reported.The snake received stitches after the incident and expected to recover after emergency surgery, losing ribs.Officers were called to Del Paso Heights after a passer-by reported that a man was lying on the ground and might have been assaulted, according to Sgt. Andrew Pettit. When they arrived, they found David Senk, 54, still lying there but police say he wasnt the one who was assaulted.Another man approached officers and accused Senk of taking two bites out of his pet python, Pettit said.The man, who was an acquaintance of Senk, told police that the suspect asked to hold the pet, then began biting, the Sacramento Bee reported.Senk was arrested on suspicion of unlawfully maiming or mutilating a reptile and booked on $10,000 bail.Pettit said it wasnt immediately clear why Senk bit the snake, or whether he was intoxicated at the time. A phone number listed for Senk was disconnected.The python was turned over to the citys Animal Care Services, where it was recovering after losing a couple of ribs and getting stitches.Shes doing well, Gina Knepp, acting animal care services manager, told the Sacramento Bee. We did surgery on her last night and I think we saved her life.