A woman who hails from Indiana was found dead with a 2.4-metre-long (8-foot) python around her neck.
Confirming the death of the woman, law enforcement authorities said that the woman kept snakes at her home, describing it as a reptile home.
The lady, who has been identified as 36-year-old Laura Hurst, is suspected to have died after being strangled by the python.
She was strangled Wednesday night but her unresponsive body was discovered on Thursday.
At the time of the ghastly discovery, the snake had loosely wrapped itself around the woman, Indiana State Police Sgt Kim Riley told members of the press.
Hurst reportedly owned up to 20 snakes and was at the home to check up on them when tragedy struck, leaving her dead.
The home itself where she was strangled to death is said to be home to up to 140 snakes.
"She got this other snake out, I do not believe belonged to her, but she got the snake out and what happened after that we are still trying to figure out," Sgt Kim Riley told a local publication.
Law enforcement officers moved in and tried to resuscitate her but to no avail.
"Local authorities showed up, they rendered first aid, tried to revive the female but she was not able to be revived," Riley added.
Hurst has been variously described as a passionate snake lover.