Snake killed by man-bite: Motorcyclist savages 10ft python with his teeth as it attacks him while he was riding in the Philippines – then locals roast it and eat it

A man survived a terrifying python attack by biting the 3-metre-long snake to death – before villagers could feast on its remains.

Boljulio Aleria, 48, was riding his motorcycle through Antequera in Bohol province, Philippines, when the huge snake emerged from the grassland and blocked his path.

He stopped and waited for the snake to pass by, but was shocked when it slithered towards him instead in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

The reptile sank its teeth into his arm as it wrapped itself around his waist, trying to constrict him.

“He bit my hand and I let go of the motorcycle,” Aleria told local media from a hospital bed. 'Then his tail twisted around my waist. It happened so quickly.'

'I thought I would die if I didn't fight back. And I thought my only chance was to bite his neck so he would loosen up a little.

'I bit into it until the skin fell off. And when the skin came off, I bit the flesh. Only then did it loosen up.'

The snake was later cooked and eaten by locals in the video, Aleria told local media

Despite being dizzy from the blood loss, Aleria managed to trudge to the nearest house to summon doctors.

“I was already feeling dizzy because I was losing so much blood,” he said.

Paramedics took him to Governor Celestino Gallares Medical Hospital in Tagbilaran City for treatment.

The snake's teeth had pierced his wrist, but fortunately missed major arteries.

Photos from the hospital showed Aleria with a bandaged, bloodied arm and blood on his face.

The survivor said the snake's remains were eaten by villagers, who grilled the snake over a fire. Slang is a common dish in the country.

Doctors prescribed antibiotics for his injuries and allowed him to go home from the hospital.

The reticulated python is found throughout Southeast Asia, where it lives in forests, swamps, canals and even cities, bringing it into conflict with humans.

Pythons will usually lunge at their prey to bite before applying physical pressure to crush and contract.

The species is one of the world's largest snakes and can eat humans, cats, dogs, birds, rats and other snakes.

They generally do not chase humans, but may lash out defensively if threatened or if they mistake a human for something else.

Last year, a 54-year-old grandmother was eaten alive by a 6-meter-long python in nearby Indonesia.

Jahrah, 54, disappeared on Friday evening in the forest near her parental home in Jambi province, on the western island of Sumatra.

The locals sent search parties and two days later in a clearing in the forest they found a huge snake with a swollen stomach, and when they cut it open, they found her body inside.

A 54-year-old Indonesian grandmother was found dead in the stomach of a 6-meter-long python (left and right) after being eaten alive when she went into the jungle to collect rubber

The head of the village said at the time that it would likely have taken two hours for the woman to die as the snake bit to hold her in place before quickly wrapping itself around her to suffocate.

The official said: “The victim did not return home after saying goodbye to her family on Friday to go to the garden to collect rubber from the trees.”

He added: “Residents killed the snake and dissected its stomach. Everyone was amazed.

“It turned out that the woman we were looking for was in the snake's stomach.”