In the latest battle between man and beast, a 7.8-meter-long python was served for dinner in northwest Indonesia after turning from predator to prey. /Asia Wire Photo

Robert Nabahan lived to tell the story of the close encounter with the world’s largest reptile. The security guard working at a palm oil plantation was driving when he found the road blocked by the serpent. /Asia Wire Photo

The 37-year-old unwisely tried to catch the beast but was attacked and nearly got his arm bitten off by the python. The fight went on for some time before he managed to kill it with the help of some villagers before being admitted to the hospital. /Asia Wire Photo

The python was later fried and fed to his village. Nababan said giant pythons were common in the area as "there are usually lots of mice in the palm oil plantations and that's what they are hunting." /Asia Wire Photo