A man attacked by a 10ft python saved himself by biting the snake to death – then villagers ate the remains.

Feeling dizzy from blood loss, Boljulio managed to stagger to a house nearby, where someone called an ambulance.

He was treated at Governor Celestino Gallares Medical Hospital in Tagbilaran City and has been allowed to go home with antibiotics.

Speaking to local media, he said: ‘I was on my motorcycle and I stopped because it was on the road and I wanted it to cross. But I was surprised because it attacked me.

‘It bit my hand and I let go of the motorcycle. Then its tail looped around my waist. It happened so fast.

‘I thought I was going to die if I didn’t fight back. And I thought that my only chance was to bite its neck so it would loosen a little bit.

‘I bit it until its skin peeled off. And when the skin peeled off, I bit on its flesh. It was only then that it loosened. I was already feeling dizzy because I lost so much blood.’

The reptile’s teeth had miraculously not punctured any important arteries in his wrist.

Snake is a common dish in the Philippines, so the python’s remains were enjoyed by villagers, who grilled it over a fire.

The reticulated python is found throughout south-east Asia, where they live in forests, swamps, canals and even in cities, where it’s not uncommon for humans to come across them.