Tradegy: Snake handler killed by 'his baby' 8ft pet python

[cchardwick]

I just found this sad story, looks like a 31 year old man was choked and killed by his Rock python. Personally I have a couple 'golden rules' that would have prevented this - Never wrap a big snake (like a retic, burm or rock python) around your neck and Never handle or move a big snake alone. So sad...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018...round-coroner/

[dylan815]

Anything more than like 6 feet I feel should have multiple people. Also, aren’t rock pythons kinda notorious is is that just the media? I’m not trying to paint them in a bad light or anything, I just don’t know much about them. Can anyone help?


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[SDA]

There is a saying in the United States that adequately describes this story but the word is inappropriate for this forum. It is a colloquial saying dealing with the excrement of male bovines

[AbsoluteApril]

If that's the correct snake in the photos, that's an albino burm, not a rock python.

Very sad to hear of these stories.

Dylan, rocks have a bad rep because they weren't bred in captivity much if at all for a long time so the majority of snakes in the trade were wild caught and therefore tended to be very defensive.

[Valyrian]

I live in the UK and heard about this a while ago. However, the coroner's verdict has just been released. It's sad that he has passed away but I'm unsure how they can say this definitely involved the snake. It seems they are just going for what they consider to be the most likely cause.

[Aerries]

There is a saying in the United States that adequately describes this story but the word is inappropriate for this forum. It is a colloquial saying dealing with the excrement of male bovines

That was hysterical


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[KevinK]

The first few pics are an albino burm, but the last picture from the article even though it's barely bigger than hatchling size does in fact appear to be a rock python. April nailed it, not many people work with them and they're pretty notorious for having pi$$y attitudes because they are often imports or occasionally F2's.....same thing that happens with pure import dwarf burms, they are nasty little buggers but normal Burms bred over several generations are known to have fantastic temperaments.

STILL....something doesn't sound right here , an 8fter can certainly do this if it wants to but they find no puncture marks? Come on, yes it's a big snake and powerful but I just have my doubts about it asphyxiating a full gown, seemingly muscular man at that size with no bite marks from an accidental feeding response.Possible? Yes. Likely? No.

I would like to see the official coroners report, the media likes to create hysteria with these kinds of stories.

[dylan815]

If that's the correct snake in the photos, that's an albino burm, not a rock python.

Very sad to hear of these stories.

Dylan, rocks have a bad rep because they weren't bred in captivity much if at all for a long time so the majority of snakes in the trade were wild caught and therefore tended to be very defensive.

Thank you. That’s kinda what I’d heard but wasn’t sure if it was good info.


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[Craiga 01453]

It definitely seems to me like there's more to the story...
I don't want to insinuate anything, but I'd be curious to see what a coroner's toxicology report said.