Indian man bitten by python after attempting to take a selfie

MOUNT ABU, India, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- A man in northern India was bitten by a python while he attempted to take a selfie with the reptile, which was captured in a nearby hotel.

Forest Department officers who captured the snake were walking it through the crowd, which had gathered to watch the scene, when a man got close to the python in an attempt to take a selfie with it.

The snake lunged at the man and bit him on his shoulder near his neck.

The man was not injured.

#WATCH Mount Abu (Rajasthan): Selfie with a python? Think again... pic.twitter.com/rHxLbL1SwH

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