News: 2 die in rock python attack

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"Compressive asphyxia (also called chest compression) is mechanically limiting expansion of the lungs by compressing the torso, hence interfering with breathing. Compressive asphyxia occurs when the chest or abdomen is compressed posteriorly"


"Smothering is the mechanical obstruction of the flow of air from the environment into the mouth and/or nostrils, for instance, by covering the mouth and nose with a hand, pillow, or a plastic bag"




A snake that big would not need to bite or constrict two small kids in order to kill them. 100lbs is more then enough weight to do either of those, especially if the kids were sleeping and still, and right next to each other, and from what I've seen, no one is accounting for shock when they talk about the victims responses. It may take minutes to technically die by either of those methods, but if your body is in shock, you try to hyperventilate and try to breathe, which would speed up the process and probably make you black out and go inert, making it easier to be still enough to be killed.


It may be unusual, but no more unusual then a sociopath (true sociopaths are really, really, really rare btw- do not let TV fool you) killing two kids for no reason and using a snake as a cover. Or a mother killing her kids to get with her best friend, both of which I've seen discussed as legit possibilities.

I'm not blaming the snake at all- if it was the snake, it was just doing what snakes do, not trying to 'be mean or aggressive man killer', which is a heck of a lot more then I can say for some dog attacks or even other exotics. I fully blame the owner for having an animal that big in an enclosure that it had gotten out of before. If anything, I hope its a reality check to someone who wants a big snake because LOL BIG SNAKES ARE SO COOL AND AWESOME LOOK HOW *MANLY* I AM WITH THIS BIG OL' ANIMAL, AREN'T I COOL. Uh no. There are valid reasons for keeping big snakes, but ego boosts are not them.