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Heres the page if anyone wants to comment
http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines/96005609.html

That's really sad, especially since it seems that he took very good care of it and apparently was fond of the snake (his neighbor saying he handled it all the time).

Such a shame, and definitely one of those 'it wouldn't happen to me' things (which I'm sure he never expected it to). Guess this just goes to show that you really have to be careful when handling bigger snakes, no matter how well you think you know it.

Ahhh Crap! I hate that this happened. I have 6 boas, and love them. I think they are great pet snakes.

Sympathy and prayers for the victims family!


This will definately fuel the fire against "big" snakes as pets. IMO

the friend failed to remove a 25lb RTB, or provide enough resistance so the snake couldn't do damage?

I know they're extremely strong, but you're still only dealing with 25lbs of muscle.

Maybe the friend didn't know to start at the tail??

Or maybe the snake is another convenient fall guy for a murder. [/conspiracytheory]

Posted my feelings on anothother thread.
Hope my wife doesn't get wind of this. LOL

As always: Sympathy for the victims family!

The Nebraska Herpetological Society caught wind of this first, and their fast response has had an impact.

http://www.omaha.com/article/20100609/NEWS01/100609654

Thanks, Glenn!

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This is a good teaching moment for our kids. LEAVE WILD ANIMALS ALONE! And don't try to have them as pets. Safe pets are domesticated for a reason - they don't attack and kill you! The snake was just doing what a snake does.

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I guess they have never heard of a dog attacking its owner...

We really need to find these people and neuter them....

Great news..

It never said anything about the snake biting him and wrapping around him.

It says snakes over 8 feet can be hard to handle (this snake is 8-9 feet appearantly? not seeing it from that video.. looks more like 6 feet). I've held an 8 foot snake with no problem, and I can easily hold my 6-7 foot Dumeril's boa.

Now I wonder what else is gonna be thrown at the reptile community because of this.

Any constrictor over 8 feet in length should not be handled without another knowledgeable person present, to prevent accidents. This is part of safe handling practices.

I understand the boa there is actually 9 feet.

Obviously you don't put a constrictor around your neck. It didn't attack him...it tightened up, and cut off his airway, then the snake probably freaked out due to all the activity and just tightened up even further.

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Originally Posted by WingedWolfPsion

Any constrictor over 8 feet in length should not be handled without another knowledgeable person present, to prevent accidents. This is part of safe handling practices.

I understand the boa there is actually 9 feet.

Obviously you don't put a constrictor around your neck. It didn't attack him...it tightened up, and cut off his airway, then the snake probably freaked out due to all the activity and just tightened up even further.

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I see how that one goes, even when I handle my 2-3 foot BCI he freaks out if I try to take him off of my hand. He tightens up then move around quickly.

So, would this be the first death from a boa constrictor in the U.S.?