A worker at a snake shop inside a Las Vegas swap meet said he suffered bruising when he was bitten by a 12-foot Burmese python.
Ming Wong, 22, said he was trying to get the snake out of its cage for a customer Saturday at the Fantastic Indoor Swap Meet’s Snake Shop when the large reptile clamped its jaws onto his arm and wrapped its body around the limb, the Las Vegas Sun reported Tuesday.
Wong, who was back at work Saturday, said the customer and a manager pried the reptile from his arm. He said he suffered only minor bruising.
“It was more of a shock than anything,” Wong said. “It’s not every day you get bit by a 12-foot snake. It made my day exciting.”
Randy McDowell, owner of the Snake Shop, said workers followed protocol during the incident. He said Wong and the snake will be separated for 30 days in accordance with the shop’s policy.