News: 2 die in rock python attack

[kitedemon]

They apparently visited a farm that morning and were playing with goats or something. But it is still odd a large snake constricting dropping and moving on to the next? Not attempting to eat just to kill? Makes no sense. The whole thing stinks to high heaven. My boss was called for an interview it is the first time I have ever seen her speechless. She could make no sense of why a snake would kill and not try to feed. All she managed was 'they don't do that.' The media never wanted to hear this so they didn't bother and found someone else to talk to who had more sensational things to say. The only coverage she got was a generic experts are baffled by the behaviour. Every snake person i know doesn't get it either.

The whole thing is hinky. The two kids were guests the boy they were visiting was asleep in his room, my experiences with sleep overs was a big thing in the friends room. How does a 90 lb snake come out of a vent 8 feet off the floor and not make a big crash? Maybe, but mine make a thump falling 10 inches and weighing only 8 lbs. There are too many questions and few answers.

The though there is something more than just poor ownership that it was intentional has been bantered around since it happened. I can't say that, but the negligence laws in my area have some serious teeth. Two counts of criminal negligence causing death carry two life sentences. Murder of criminal negligence causing death there is a defence for murder (crime of passion, insanity, ect.) criminal negligence causing death you were or were not, once the facts are figured it is hard to defend. It almost doesn't matter. I feel sorry for the mother (friend of the snakes owner) and completely mad at the rest, It should never have happened, the media mess, the fall out all of it.

[SCWood]

Here's my usual work day


1.2 Normal
1.1 Red-tail
0.1 Albino corn

[bcr229]

I thought constrictors killed by cardiac arrest and not asphyxiation?

[Darkbird]

There is already a long thread here somewhere about this, is there any new info or is everything still hung up in the courts?

[Daigga]

The death of the boys is very sad and I don't think anyone denies it was a tragedy. I do find it strange that even a snake known for a foul temper would just kill two boys without making an attempt to eat either, let alone that it was able to kill one and the other did nothing to get away or get help. The whole thing smells like foul play to me and I wish they'd investigate more than just neglect.

I don't see why they would revisit exotic ownership laws, seeing as the species in question was already illegal to own. The department that oversees those laws is probably in for a world of crap, though.

[DVirginiana]

That whole thing sounded suspicious when I first heard it.
I saw some of the craziness that went on afterward. I read one article where the police got called over someone's abandoned ball python...

[kitedemon]

There is already a long thread here somewhere about this, is there any new info or is everything still hung up in the courts?

They just got around to arresting the snake/business owner and charged him with criminal negligence causing death the end of last month (he fled the provence). It is waiting trial I think not sure however. It is clear that there is a lot of people in trouble with this.

I agree that it should not effect current laws but you know, they seem to think making new laws will control illegal pets more will work when the old laws making them illegal did. or something... Or maybe they are trying to save themselves by implying that the snake was legal and NOW it is not legal... The whole situation is a mess. Someone whom has for many years claimed to be a 'reptile expert' should know better (I mean how large would a snake have to be to NOT fit in a even a 6 inch tube?)

It is so sad, the whole thing should never have happened.

[Bluebonnet Herp]

http://news.sky.com/story/1456531/ma...lled-by-python

[dr del]

Didn't believe it then, don't believe it now.

look Ma! I'm onna phone!

[OhhWatALoser]

Amazing how careful they are with their words, notice they never say the snake killed them? Atleast I can't see anything wrong in there, just obviously trying to lead you to a wrong conclusion.