How is it that a Burmese python snake kills a baby in Florida?
A 12-foot pet Burmese python has broken out of its aquarium and strangled to death a two-year-old girl in her Florida bedroom. Police said Shaunia Hare was already dead when paramedics arrived at her home in Oxford, 50 miles northwest of Orlando. The albino snake had been owned by Charles Darnell, the boyfriend of Shaunia’s mother, who found it in the toddler’s bedroom, wrapped around her. Mr Darnell, 32, stabbed the snake until he was able to pry her away, but was too late to save her. Mr Darnell did not have a permit for the snake, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said tonight, although he has not yet been charged with any offence. “People purchase these animals when they’re small. When they grow, they either can’t control them or release them.” At least 12 people have been killed in the US by pet pythons since 1980.
A pet python broke out of its holding tank and strangled a two-year-old girl in the bedroom of her home in Florida, local authorities said. The 8ft (2.5m) albino Burmese python had also bitten Shaiunna Hare on her forehead several times. Charles Darnell, the snake’s owner and boyfriend of Shaiunna’s mother, stabbed the python and prised the child away, but she died before paramedics arrived. Authorities removed the snake from the home after obtaining a search warrant. Officials said Mr Darnell did not have a permit for the snake. He could face child endangerment or other charges. According to police, Mr Darnell said he had put the snake in a bag in an aquarium container on Tuesday night, but awoke the next morning to find it missing. Bobby Caruthers, from the sheriff’s office in Sumter County, central Florida, said Mr Darnell “ran immediately to the infant’s room” and discovered “the snake on the child”. “He also said he observed bite marks on the forehead of the child,” Mr Caruthers s
A 12-foot pet Burmese python has broken out of its aquarium and strangled to death a two-year-old girl in her Florida bedroom. Police said Shaunia Hare was already dead when paramedics arrived at her home in Oxford, 50 miles northwest of Orlando. The albino snake had been owned by Charles Darnell, the boyfriend of Shaunia’s mother, who found it in the toddler’s bedroom, wrapped around her. Mr Darnell, 32, stabbed the snake until he was able to pry her away, but was too late to save her. Mr Darnell did not have a permit for the snake, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said tonight, although he has not yet been charged with any offence. “People purchase these animals when they’re small. When they grow, they either can’t control them or release them.” At least 12 people have been killed in the US by pet pythons since 1980. Sources: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environ
A pet python broke out of its holding tank and strangled a two-year-old girl in the bedroom of her home in Florida, local authorities said. The 8ft (2.5m) albino Burmese python had also bitten Shaiunna Hare on her forehead several times. Charles Darnell, the snake’s owner and boyfriend of Shaiunna’s mother, stabbed the python and prised the child away, but she died before paramedics arrived. Authorities removed the snake from the home after obtaining a search warrant. Officials said Mr Darnell did not have a permit for the snake. He could face child endangerment or other charges. According to police, Mr Darnell said he had put the snake in a bag in an aquarium container on Tuesday night, but awoke the next morning to find it missing. Bobby Caruthers, from the sheriff’s office in Sumter County, central Florida, said Mr Darnell “ran immediately to the infant’s room” and discovered “the snake on the child”. “He also said he observed bite marks on the forehead of the child,” Mr Caruthers s
A 12-foot pet Burmese python has broken out of its aquarium and strangled to death a two-year-old girl in her Florida bedroom. Police said Shaunia Hare was already dead when paramedics arrived at her home in Oxford, 50 miles northwest of Orlando. The albino snake had been owned by Charles Darnell, the boyfriend of Shaunia’s mother, who found it in the toddler’s bedroom, wrapped around her. Mr Darnell, 32, stabbed the snake until he was able to pry her away, but was too late to save her. Sources: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article6620394.
