Python once mistaken for dead shows remarkable recovery after devastating head injuries

Python once mistaken for dead shows remarkable recovery after devastating head injuries

Desirée, a 4.3-meter (14-foot) python that rescuers first mistook for dead because of her severe injuries, showed a dramatic sign of recovery on her sixth day at a wildlife hospital when she attempted to bite the veterinarian treating her. What happened? According to News24, the Southern African python weighed roughly 100 pounds and was found on farmland near Zeerust in South Africa in late May, after what appeared to be a blow to the head. Wend…