Indiana Man Killed By 14ft Python

just wanted to say i'm very sorry for your loss. and thank you for bumping this thread up! i think it's very important for giant owners to be reminded of why they should follow precautions... there's no reason for deaths like this to happen!

It is a terrible tragedy for that to happen, but I applaude the efforts of everyone involved in getting the truth out, and the understanding out there as well.


He will not have died in vain, and I am glad to have been able to read up on this.

Education is the key.

Hi, it seems I see this ad several places, first off I live in Indiana and quite familiar with this accident. One I raise Retics for pets and not to knock other speices but except for size retics make a good pet. Just like amanda in W.V no one came forward to tell the whole story. I was to purchase Diablo 2 days prior. Both cases, no one tells how thier snake was sick and were tryining to force antibiadics down their throat. How many people reading this would like some one to force they mouth open and shove items down theirs? People have a voice and arms to defend themselves. A snake has none of these. Yet this ad condems this snake and others like it. Yes it is tragic but and accident that could of been avoided. Their animals were sick and both knew better than to do this by theirself. Amanda never mentioned hers was sick and other than parents of this victim I bet no one knew this either. If some one is offended by my remark, look at the whole picture and put yourself in the snakes place, it reacted in defense as you or I would. I would like ads and remarks like this one kept off forums for the fact of how they blow everything out of proportion and truth. It doesn't help when a young person wanting to own a pet sees this article.

Just one more example of how an owner did not follow the clear safety precautions for handling a large constrictor. On top of that, when you messing with something that is 12 -20 + feet long and you think it's a ok to try to medicate it you making a very large mistake. Now this will be used as ammo against us. I feel very sorry for his family. This stinks.

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Originally Posted by sulawesi

Hi, it seems I see this ad several places, first off I live in Indiana and quite familiar with this accident. One I raise Retics for pets and not to knock other speices but except for size retics make a good pet. Just like amanda in W.V no one came forward to tell the whole story. I was to purchase Diablo 2 days prior. Both cases, no one tells how thier snake was sick and were tryining to force antibiadics down their throat. How many people reading this would like some one to force they mouth open and shove items down theirs? People have a voice and arms to defend themselves. A snake has none of these. Yet this ad condems this snake and others like it. Yes it is tragic but and accident that could of been avoided. Their animals were sick and both knew better than to do this by theirself. Amanda never mentioned hers was sick and other than parents of this victim I bet no one knew this either. If some one is offended by my remark, look at the whole picture and put yourself in the snakes place, it reacted in defense as you or I would. I would like ads and remarks like this one kept off forums for the fact of how they blow everything out of proportion and truth. It doesn't help when a young person wanting to own a pet sees this article.

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If you're serious about wanting "ads" like this kept off forums, then why resurrect a 3.5 year old thread that was long deeply buried and pull it back to the front page??? And did you even read the thread? Do you know where you're posting? The people on this site are NOT blaming the snake or making such animals out to be the bad guy in tragedies like this. Every one of us here realize the responsibility that the keepers bear in these situations.

I also completely disagree with your statement that such threads as this don't help young people wanting to keep giant snakes as pets. The risks and dangers involved in keeping such animals needs to be known....trying to bury such stories and pretend they don't exist and make like giant snakes "make a good pet except for the size" downplays the risks and puts more young people in danger rather than educating them on how such powerful animals should be kept safely.

Looks like someone just wants trouble.

Sounds pretty suspicious to me too. I was all ready to comment on the timing of this when I saw that the date of the original post was September 2006. What exactly was the purpose of dredging this up again from such a long time ago?

sombodies just asking for it
my 2 cents.
evern though this is a loooonnng time ago, i feel no remorse for the kid, dumby should of known if he had all that expience that you dont treat a snake that big by yourself, wasted life and thorn to be brought up again

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Originally Posted by BOWSER11788

sombodies just asking for it
my 2 cents.
evern though this is a loooonnng time ago, i feel no remorse for the kid, dumby should of known if he had all that expience that you dont treat a snake that big by yourself, wasted life and thorn to be brought up again

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This was rude and uncalled for, regardless of whether or not someone made a terrible mistake that lead to their death, a loss remain a loss and a very tragic thing for the family, he was someone's son in case you forgot that when insulting him and hopefully you will never have to go through what a parent losing a child goes through (mistake or not)

well i feel bad for his family, but yea, guess im big meanie, thats the same as the idiots driving while texting and getting killed in an accident. oh poor kids, well simple changes, yes it sux for the kid, but IM possitive that wasn't the first known case of a constrictor killing a person, so the kid is bound to have heard of the dangers. mabye its cause im young and don't have kids but this death could of been 99% avoided if at least one other person was there. Guess i'm an extremist when it comes to getting my animals banned. Its differant than th girl in florida, she was young and it was her parents fault cause she didn't know the danger but the sub-adult kid KNEW IT, sorry if i tick'd some people off and I apologize for letting my feeling be known and as stated in prevous post want to know why this so-how go to the top