Quote Originally Posted by treeboa View Post
Something to think about, though. Why was there no mention of other evidence of the snakes being responsible i.e. broken ribs, bruising, bite marks? If the autopsy conclusively proved the snake did it, why are the Mounties still looking into it and not already filing charges against the store owner? The store owner is probably responsible for this in some way whether it's negligence or murder. From what I've seen so far and what I know of large constrictors I'm far from convinced the snake did it. I should mention that someone on Facebook brought up another possible scenario. The ventilation was damaged. Is it possible the boys were killed by CO2? I know it does no good to speculate really, but with all the general public jumping on the bloodthirsty snake bandwagon it's hard not to get defensive.
The thing is, we DO NOT yet have the autopsy reports yet.

Two things leaked from the autopsy:

- Presence of bite marks consistent with the snake
- Likely cause of death, preliminary: Asphyxiation.

We do not have full autopsy reports, these two bits of information leaked early, it is likely that the full autopsy reports, when they go public, confirm this. Anything else, like bruises, strangle marks, broken bones, toxicology report, would all be covered in the full autopsy reports which we do not have yet. Only the two bits i mentioned leaked early.


Where i live our local reptile shelter is headed by a professor of veterinary medicine specialized on reptiles and teaching at a really prestigious university. And among the staff and volunteers there are no less than 4 professional veterinarians. The facility is also used to teach senior vet students and veterinarians on how to handle venomous or otherwise potentially dangerous reptiles, and some students make their PH.D. in veterinary medicine there. People volunteer to help the animals, but people also volunteer because it is an excellent place to get in-depth and up-to-date knowledge about reptiles, and reptile husbandry, and reptile handling, and reptile diseases.


one guy that used to have some licenses doesnt make a reptile sanctuary. Caring for the animals, expertise, and education, and law-enforcement should come together, then you have a good sanctuary.