Python swallows new-born baby

Lusaka - A python swallowed a baby minutes after the child was born near the central Zambian town of Serenje, state television…

Lusaka - A python swallowed a baby minutes after the child was born near the central Zambian town of Serenje, state television reported yesterday. Joyce Mibenge was on her way to plough fields 2 km from her home when she went into labour and gave birth, ZNBC reported.

After she recovered the mother realised the snake had swallowed the child.

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