My heart goes out to the family of the 2 boys, this is a tragedy. I think there's a few things we should take into consideration aside from who is responsible & if this afrock even "did it."

I think we should be speaking out against the owner & what we know for sure at this point.
1) African rock pythons ARE ILLEGAL in New Brunswick (3m rule in effect)
2) This facility was a "zoo" until it lost its accreditation a few years ago for poor husbandry.
3) There was an active petition in place by local hobbyists to have this store shut down (poor husbandry again)

We need to educate more people about our hobby. Many/most of us do not keep "giants" and the last thing we need is the whole hobby being painted with the same brush.

Page 2 of the Toronto Sun had the story this morning, with a pic of a ball python next to a pic of the store saying "a snake similar to the 'African python' as seen on reptile oceans website"

This keeper may be 'like us' but he isn't one of us. If for some strange reason the autopsies come back to show this animal was responsible we need to be a step ahead.

We have to be smart about how this is viewed & we need to do some damage control. The first step, and something we can all do is always ensure you enclosures are secure & care for your animals properly...