Why do people keep these sort of "pets" in a house where there are kids! The account of this story is both sad and disturbing.
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A 2-year-old Florida girl died after being strangled by a 12-foot pet python, police said. The child was strangled by the snake overnight after it escaped from its aquarium at a home in Oxford, about 50 miles northwest of Orlando in central Florida, according to Sumter County Sheriff's Lt. Steve Binegar. Paramedics said the little girl was dead when they arrived. Deputies told MyFOXTampaBay.com that the child's name is Shaiunna and her mother's live-in boyfriend may face charges for not having a permit for the snake, a Burmese python. Jaren Ashley Hare, 23, shared the home with Shaiunna and Hare's boyfriend Charles Jason Darnell, 32, deputies said. Darnell told investigators that he put the snake in a bag inside its aquarium Tuesday night. But when he woke up the morning, the snake was gone. He found it wrapped around the girl in her crib. Darnell stabbed the snake repeatedly to free the little girl, but the toddler had been bitten on the head, MyFOXTampaBay.com reported. Investigators are now waiting for search warrant to look through the house. The snake was last seen underneath a dresser, but it's not clear if it was still alive, according to the station. Deputies say Darnell did not have the $100 permit required to own a python in Florida, which is a second-degree misdemeanor.... |
Baby Killed By Python
Did you see the story of the Baby Killed By Python? Parents of a baby did not have a valid license to keep the python and will now likely face prosecution as the python escaped its unlocked housing, found their baby and killed her. Why parents want snakes around children I do not get it.