Police in Upper Macungie Township, Penn, shot dead a snake to save a man who was strangling Wednesday afternoon, CBS Philly reports.
Police said officers were called to a Fogelsville home by a man in cardiac arrest with a snake wrapped around his neck.
When officers arrived at the home, police said, the 28-year-old was lying on the ground unresponsive, with the middle part of a large snake wrapped around his neck.
According to police, one of the officers was able to shoot the snake in the head without causing further injury to the man. After the shot wounded the snake, according to police, they were able to take the man to a safe place.
He was rushed to a local hospital. His condition was unknown.
Police estimated the snake was at least 15 feet long. He died.
Upper Macungie Township is located in northwest Philadelphia, outside Allentown.