Parents of Child killed by Burm to be charged with manslaughter/third-degree murder

[Emaris]

I believe there is a special word for these kinds of people. To keep it clean, we will refer to them as idiots. Investigative reports into the Python that killed the Florida toddler showed that the snake had not been fed a single meal for a month. The 8-foot-6-inch python weighed less than 13 pounds, "at least half what healthy pythons that size should weigh" as stated by Andrew Wyatt of USARK. So obviously it had been underfed for a lot longer than a month. The mother of the child's mother had said that she had offered to buy rats for the snake, get sealed containers, and keep the snakes herself but had been turned down. The python was being kept in a 150 gallon tank with a quilt as a lid and had escaped 10 times since it was last fed. The animal, which was stabbed when found coiled around the girl, has recovered and is being held by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Shame they can't legally shoot these people.

[smd58]

This is a bad situation, that went bad so fast. I feel bad for the child and the snake, The parents like you said are idiots.

[DZ Reptiles]

This is unfortunate. Hearing stories like this makes me upset. I can't see how people can be so blind.

[Mft62485]

Glad these people are getting charged, why would using a quilt as a tank cover sound like a good idea?

[dembonez]

firstly its not the snakes fault it has every right to eat what ever it wants it doesn't know any better its just an animal and did the snake kill the little girl???

[llovelace]

firstly its not the snakes fault it has every right to eat what ever it wants it doesn't know any better its just an animal and did the snake kill the little girl???

Yes the snake killed the little girl, I'm glad the parents are being charged.

[dembonez]

Yes the snake killed the little girl, I'm glad the parents are being charged.

feed the parents to the snake?

[emmet10]

The parents like you said are idiots.

agreeded

[rdoyle]

things like this make me hate peolpe at times. there are so many things she could have done. my self I have a 3 year little boy.

[Muddyredneck]

this is why the human race should have to pass an i.q test to have children.. not keep that to concieve a child. not too mention the extensive testing that should be required to keep any species of animal especially ones like giant pythons, venomous.. this list will just enclude all species kept as captive pets so ill save us both the time of typing and reading