Ohhh the Darnells... okay yeah this happened in 2011. A lot of us in the community don't believe the snake actually did the damage but was used as a scapegoat by the parents. (especially if you look at the size/weight of the python vs the child)*
I found these three threads here on BP.net about this incident:
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/show...hlight=darnell
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/show...hlight=darnell
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/show...hlight=darnell
There was a pretty in depth discussion on fauna at that time, here: http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/foru...d.php?t=137947
*it is possible for a very large retic/anaconda/burm to kill a small child as a food item but it's highly unlikely and only really heard about in their native range but I've still never found real proof besides a few stories told by a village to a herp show host. The majority of deaths in the US from large constrictors are human error (being alone (lots of times in the stories, drunk) and having a large constrictor around your shoulders/neck - it clings on and accidentally kills the owner)
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