‘Out of a horror movie’: Pennsylvania officer shoots snake around man’s neck

Officer was able to fire one shot that injured 15ft reptile because its midportion, not head, was around the victim's neck

A police officer in Pennsylvania fatally shot a 15ft snake in the head on Wednesday as it was coiled around a man's neck while he was in cardiac arrest.

Just after 2pm, two officers from the Upper Macungie Township police department responded to a call that a male with a snake wrapped around his neck.