Virginia Beach, VA - Woman killed by pet python

[reptile3]

Sad for her husband & family...

[Thor26]

man that really sucks = [
i watch to much TV so of course all kinds of scenarios run through my mind and anything is possible. I have heard from "people" that 90% percent of the people who die from attacks from large constrictors are killed because they don't want to hurt the snake. al i have to say is if i'm wrapped.....it's on like donkey kong

[bityrock24]

I knew her, and for all of the other that have even suggested it, No her husband had nothing to do with it, he had told her to wait to do any thing with it until he got home. They have determind that it was the snake and not him. Not to mention he was at work the whole time, the snake was named Diablo, it was named that for a reason. He has gone and gotten rid of all of the snakes they had because of this, and has given Animal control the green light to have the snake put down because of this. It was 10 foot tiger retic, they had 5 retic's all together for a total of 8 snakes. She worked at one of the local pet stores here in the Reptile department, she knew her stuff. They are saying that she was trying to Med the snake but we do not know that for sure. Just the same she is gone and it is tragic, we have lost 2herp lovers, her and her husband.

[Colin Vestrand]

i personally think that a lot of the responsibility lies with the people that are mass producing these things... i'm sure i'll get flamed, but ya gotta admit, it's pretty out of hand.

the other thing, not to defend the article, they aren't trying to say it's a 'tiger retic' they're using the original common name - which was a tiger python, this goes back to when the british colonized and explored SE Asia.