Well it seems that a bit of a mystery has been solved in a Malaysian orchid. Guard dogs that had been protecting a fruit orchid ended up meeting an untimely end when they were swallowed by a 7.1 meter (23 foot) long python.

Orchard keeper Ali Yusof said “I was shocked to see such a huge python,”. The python was almost long enough to span the width of a tennis court and as thick as a tree trunk.

The villagers didn’t harm the snake, which had been tied to a tree and then handed over to wildlife officials.