Man Found Dead In A House Full Of 46 BIG Snakes

Police looking for a missing man were shocked to find

him dead in his home surrounded by over forty giant snakes. Many of the reptiles, including a 30ft anaconda and

four 35ft pythons, were slithering free around the

decomposing body when police entered snake fan Heiko Rieder's apartment in Straubing, Germany. A fire service spokesman said: "At least one was as thick as a human thigh." Worried colleagues alerted police after the 40- year-old

caretaker failed to turn up to work for a week. It is

thought he died from a heart attack while feeding his

pets. Experts believe he was only saved from being

eaten as he was too WIDE to be swallowed whole. Reptile centre boss Markus Baur, now caring for the snakes, said: "They probably didn't eat him for two

reasons. One, they prefer their prey alive to start with. "And two,

they like to eat their prey whole and the average

European adult is just too long and wide for that." In

total, 46 snakes, some in tanks, were recovered from the

property. A police spokesman said: "His body

decomposed rapidly because of the heat coming from the snakes' terrariums. There don't appear to be any

suspicious circumstances."