Brazilian Man Saves His Grandson From Anaconda's Death Grip

United States
February 10, 2007 12:06pm CST
8 year old Matheus Aurejo and his cousin were playing on a creek bed located on his grandfather's farm in a town named Cosmorama when an anaconda struck Matheus and started squeezing him to death. They started screaming and their grandfather who was just arriving home heard them and came to their rescue. Their grandfather, Joaquim Pereira, jumped in the ravine and started wrestling with the snake, which colied around him as well, to try and get the snake to loosen its grip around the boy's neck but it was to strong. Pereira then attacked the snake with stones and a machete.He killed the anaconda after a long struggle. His grandson had to get 21 stitches on his chest where the snake bit him. He survived thanks to his heroic grandfather. Isn't this an amazing story? Do you ever think you would do the same for someone else? Please leave me a good rating as I leave everyone that at least tries to answer a good rating.
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@fub21a (194)
• Australia
14 Feb 07
I think almost everyone would do the same thing if they seen a loved one getting hurt or harmed... I know I would try and do the same thing. But that is very heroic of the granfather to come in and do that.