KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 9 -- A 10-year-old boy's dash to his uncle's house took a terrifying turn when he accidentally kicked a six-metre python, sparking a 30-minute struggle to free him from the snake's powerful coils at Kampung Temai Hulu in Pekan yesterday.

Buletin TV3 reported the incident occurred at about 6.30pm when Abdul Rafka Azka Abdullah unknowingly struck the reptile - estimated to weigh nearly 50kg - as he ran towards the house.

His brother, Muhammad Nukman Muhammad Nizam, 26, said he was standing in front of his own home about 20m away when he suddenly heard screams for help.

"When I got there, the snake had already wrapped itself from his leg up to his body, and its mouth was clamped onto his right leg, causing bleeding," he...