An Indonesian woman was found dead in the belly of an seven-metre-long python in central Indonesia.

The missing victim, 54-year-old Wa Tiba, was recovered from the bloated snake who was captured and killed near the place where she went missing.

On Friday, the villagers killed the swollen snake and dissected its stomach on the island of Muna, offshore of Sulawesi.

Villagers in Indonesia dissect seven-metre-long python to recover woman's body | Screenshot from YouTube

Muna Police chief Agung Ramos Paretongan Sinaga said the housewife disappeared on Thursday night after she went to inspect her plantation around one km away from her house.

Wa Tiba's family became anxious as she did not return home even the next day.

Her sister went looking for her at the plantation, only to find her her footprints, a torch, slippers and a machete on the ground.

Wa Tiba's family and villagers launched a search for her.

Another police official said that villagers found the giant serpent lying about 30 metres from Wa Tiba's sandals and machete, adding she was swallowed head first and her body was found intact.

When they cut open the snakes belly they found Tibas body still intact with all her clothes. She was swallowed first from her head. AP quoted village chief Faris

According to Faris, the victims garden is located in a rocky area with caves and cliffs believed to contain many snakes.

GIANT PYTHONS IN INDONESIA

Giant pythons are commonly found in Indonesia and the Philippines. Though they have been known to attack small animals, attempts to eat people are rare.

Reticulated pythons, which are widespread in Indonesia and other parts of Southeast Asia, grab onto their prey with dozens of sharp curved teeth and then squeeze it to death before swallowing it whole.

A huge reticulated python, which keepers say is a whopping 14.85 metres sits in its cage at a recreational park in Indonesia | REUTERS/Dwi Oblo

It was the second python attack on a human in Indonesia since March last year, when a 25-year-old man was swallowed whole by a python in West Sulawesi province.

In March 2017, another farmer was killed by a python in the village of Salubiro on Sulawesi island.

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(With inputs from IANS and AP)