Terrible story...

[AjBalls]

http://www.wvec.com/news/topstories/...13f084d54.html

This should help feed the hysteria.

At least they didn't shoot it on spot like some otehr story I heard

ummm this story says 10 ft then they say 13 ft what a crock of mess. also look at the size of that snake in the fish tank. no way that snake killed this woman.

You obviously don't know they strength of these snakes. So keep to what you know about.

Try using a bit of compassion.

Horrible thing to happen.

It is. This is why retic keepers suggest you have another person around for at least every 5'-6' of the snake.

If I had a snake that size- whether it's 10ft or 13ft, there's no way I would have been pissing it off with nobody home. I'm sure the injection could have waited until her husband got home.

Not saying that she deserved to die but, responsible pet ownership would have prevented the whole situation.

Yes it would have. And I may sound sexist, but especially a woman.

Perhaps implying that she was not a responsible pet owner is a little more than is necessary right now? How many of us have cut corners not expecting that the worst, most unlikely thing in the world was just around the corner? Slipping up - becoming complacent once too many times - does not make someone irresponsible. Just because her story made national news doesn't mean she should be judged.

Exchanging your life for a mistake in pet care - that's a tall order.

There is no need to play the blame game. We should be offering support to her family and doing whatever damage control to minimize the restrictions put upon us by ignorant law makers who will cite this tragedy as justification.

Our community is one person smaller tonight. I pity us all.

This will not help with the laws that are being proposed. This will give USF&W and all the others opposing snakes an even larger advantage in the reasons to ban large constrictors. Not to mention that more than likely this snake will be put down due to her error.