Naked Australian man rescues kitten from clutches of 2.5m python

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A Kimberley man suffered bites to his hand during a desperate battle with a 2.5 metre python that tried to eat one of his kittens last week.

Nick Kearns, from Kununurra, in Western Australia's far north, said he did not hesitate when he heard his partner Karyn screaming in the early hours of the morning.

The python was in the garden and had coiled itself around Lil — short for "the little one" — and Mr Kearns, although not exactly suitably attired, raced to the rescue.

"I jumped up — naked of course — and ran outside," Mr Kearns said.

"I just couldn't unwrap it.

"I reckon I didn't have very long — I could see the cat was starting to slow down a bit."

While his partner held onto the reptile's tail, Mr Kearns tried everything he could to to free the kitten.

"I found the centre of the coil near where her head would have been and just put my hand in there and grabbed the head," he said.

The snake uncoiled, but as Mr Kearns relaxed his grip it managed to bite his right hand.

He said the subsequent tetanus injection and scrapes from falling over hurt more than the bite itself.

"It was only later on I noticed there was blood everywhere," he said.

Naked man wrestles giant snake in bloody battle to rescue kitten

Kimberley resident Nick Kearns wasn't dressed for action when he heard his partner screaming in the early hours, but with his cat's life threatened by a 2.5m python, he had skin in the game.

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