Update on girl killed by python

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Originally Posted by lk_holla

In this instance I think it would be more useful if they required a license to have children, therefore reducing the number of times morons have kids they can't take care of properly.

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I've been saying that for years! Some people just aren't cut out for being parents. Yet they seem to be the ones that breed the most. :O :O :O

The trial starts at 8:30 tomorrow morning.

I don't know it is Florida.....

That other lady wrapped her kid in a garbage bag, dumped her in the woods, partied for months, lied to police, and just got a few years (time served) for the lying. These 2 might be up for a honesty reward and a commendation down there.....:confused:

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Originally Posted by garweft

I don't know it is Florida.....

That other lady wrapped her kid in a garbage bag, dumped her in the woods, partied for months, lied to police, and just got a few years (time served) for the lying. These 2 might be up for a honesty reward and a commendation down there.....:confused:

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Yes, this is what it is coming to in Florida.

god that makes me so sad for both that little girl and the python! those people obviously had no idea what they were doing. my bp is in my step-son's room and doesn't even weigh an ounce yet and we have lid clips to keep the snake from getting out. it was one of my first instinctual thoughts to protect him! no way should the snake be blamed for this, those parents should be prosecuted to the fullest extent. a BLANKET? i mean come on!

Here is a link to a story about it.

http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news...n-python-trial

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Originally Posted by lk_holla

In this instance I think it would be more useful if they required a license to have children, therefore reducing the number of times morons have kids they can't take care of properly.

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I've been saying this for years... /agree

And as per the other couple of people that were hesitant about the licensing I mentioned, I don't think it should be something that limits rights... just something to maybe put a 2 week wait period between someone saying "HEY THIS IZ KOOL" and actually buying it, so maybe a few idiots who want it on a whim change their minds. It would also help calm the public uproar about it, even if it was a simple online exam about basic husbandry then they mail you a certificate to allow you to own one.

3 or 4 years or so ago (maybe even after this incident made headlines) Florida passed a law to require permits for Burmese Pythons (and other big snakes like anacondas, retics, etc.)
This year, they passed a law to completely ban them. You can't own nor sell one in the state of Florida anymore. Those who already own one are grandfathered in, but they can't breed them and you can't even give them away.


And yes, I don't trust Florida courts anymore - this is the state where Casey Anthony can get acquitted but it is against the law to put a pregnant pig in a pen.

Does anyone know what happened to the snake?
I hope it didn't die or they didn't kill it :/
By not feeding the snake or securing it in a tank the parents were just asking for a death wish to be granted to their child. It is really sad. Because the snake was going off pure instinct and survival. The parents however should have known better.

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Originally Posted by Generationshell

Does anyone know what happened to the snake?
I hope it didn't die or they didn't kill it :/
By not feeding the snake or securing it in a tank the parents were just asking for a death wish to be granted to their child. It is really sad. Because the snake was going off pure instinct and survival. The parents however should have known better.

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"Gypsy, who recovered from her wounds, has been in the care of a wildlife centre since the incident. Jurors will be shown photographs of the snake during the trial, which is expected to last one week, but the animal will not be produced in court as evidence."

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz1RvsAyItQ