And You Think You Had a Bad Day

Remember, it could always be worse:

A Kenyan man bit a python which wrapped him in its coils and dragged him up a tree during a fierce three-hour struggle, police have told the BBC.

The serpent seized farm worker Ben Nyaumbe in the Malindi area of Kenya's Indian Ocean coast at the weekend.

Mr Nyaumbe bit the snake on the tip of the tail during the exhausting battle in the village of Sabaki.

But don't worry, the police are on the case:

The police officer said they took the snake to a sanctuary in Malindi town but it escaped overnight, probably from a gap under the door in the room where it was kept.

'We are still seriously looking for the snake,' said Supt Katam. 'We want to arrest the snake because any one of us could fall a victim.'

I know it's probably a translation or cultural misunderstanding, but exactly what, pray tell, will they "arrest" the snake for? Attempted predation?