Killer Snake proves lethal!
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In Africa I would bet more snakes and dogs are eaten than kill people. Of course that's only anecdotal.
The Hangem high Brigade is out and got the rope and alookin for a tree.
I am listening to CBC, Lisa the commentator made the remark as far as I can tell. The exact words posted.
Is there a link to the store owner making this remark?
Do some FFN research
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/story/2013/08/05/nb-two-die-boa-attack.html
"This is a tragedy," said Deputy Mayor Ian Comeau. "The city is in shock."
Lisa Janes is a co-owner and curator of Little Ray's Reptile Zoo, a private zoo and education program in Ontario and the Maritimes.
"We were absolutely shocked and saddened," she said Monday afternoon. "Our condolences go out to the family."
She regularly handles exotic snakes and says they can be aggressive, but it's usually for one of two reasons: "They bite because they're feeling scared or threatened, or because they smell food."
Janes said snakes don't usually see humans as food. In the New Brunswick tragedy, she said they could have been startled, or smelled something else that was a regular food source in the room.
She pointed out that more people are killed by dogs than by snakes.
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More info is needed here. I cannot imagine the snake killing two children and not even trying to eat one, among other things.
Okay I'm not sure what you mean by the "Hangem high Brigade" but I was just saying that the comment she made in the original article on top of this page, was stupid.
And for those who didn't read the article the 2 boys were visiting the apt., and did not live there.............
Are you thinking perhaps, someone strangled the kids, turned the snake loose and then blamed in on the snake? Actually that COULD be a distinct possibility as the snake could only kill one at a time meantime the other kid would likely be screaming and running.
The autopsy will sort that out pretty fast.
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A 14 ft Python strangled its owner out here. He was going to feed it a dead rat he had just purchased. In a feeding frenzy the snake had it done before a fire engine located four blocks away could arrive.When in that mode they are a force to be reconed with.
Here's more info with some interesting questions by snake experts such as:
"It’s strange, I’m just trying to piece it together,” says Lee Parker, the facilities manager at Ontario reptile zoo Reptilia. “They don't go on killing sprees … it doesn't make sense to me."
Jeff Reynolds, manager at the Reptile Store in Hamilton, says: "The [African rock python] is not overly aggressive, not any more aggressive than your larger-type snake. I find it very bizarre that it would attack two [kids]."
Such deadly attacks aren’t unheard of, but are rare.
The last attack on a human by an African rock python was in 2002, when it killed and swallowed a 10-year-old boy in Durban, South Africa.
Python killing of 2 New Brunswick boys baffles experts - Canada - CBC News
"It’s strange, I’m just trying to piece it together,” says Lee Parker, the facilities manager at Ontario reptile zoo Reptilia. “They don't go on killing sprees … it doesn't make sense to me."
Jeff Reynolds, manager at the Reptile Store in Hamilton, says: "The [African rock python] is not overly aggressive, not any more aggressive than your larger-type snake. I find it very bizarre that it would attack two [kids]."
Such deadly attacks aren’t unheard of, but are rare.
The last attack on a human by an African rock python was in 2002, when it killed and swallowed a 10-year-old boy in Durban, South Africa.
Python killing of 2 New Brunswick boys baffles experts - Canada - CBC News
while what you are saying is true, I am holding my conclusions...this never sounded right from the get go...something is wrong...the snake kills to eat...if it killed the one kid it should have begun to eat...it doesn't say that it did that...doesn't mean that it didn't but still we just don't know yet.
I sure would be, he must be sick with worry. Notice they have yet to say who owns the apartment, why were the kids visiting and staying overnight, when did the snake escape how did it travel that far unnoticed... wtf?
they have been very closed mouth about details of any kind.
Also when I listened to the news clip the commentator is saying the kids where strangled to death by the snake and she know no such thing and that is sensationalistic, shoddy journalism at best.
New Brunswick boys died of asphyxiation: Autopsy
By QMI Agency
Connor Barthe, 6, and Noah Barthe, 4, were found dead Monday, Aug. 5, 2013, in Campbellton, N.B. It's believe they were killed by an African rock python. Facebook/QMI Agency
Two New Brunswick boys killed by a friend's pet python died from asphyxiation, preliminary autopsy results show.
The RCMP released the preliminary autopsy findings for Noah Barthe, 4, and his brother Connor, 6, Wednesday afternoon with the cause of death. An RCMP press release states investigators are still waiting on information from the final autopsy report.
It's believed the boys were strangled by the African rock python during a sleepover.
The boys were found dead Monday morning in a Campbellton, N.B., apartment above the pet store Reptile Ocean after an African rock python escaped from its enclosure, went through the ventilation system and into the living room where the boys were sleeping.
The snake belonged to Reptile Ocean owner Jean-Claude Savoie, but was housed in the apartment, not the store beneath.
The 45-kg snake has been euthanized and the initial necropsy of the snake showed it was in overall good health, the RCMP said, adding it will take some time before the final report is released.
A vigil will be held Wednesday night in Campbellton at 8 p.m. at Salmon Plaza, city official Jean Louis Giroux said.
Teddy bears and candles in memory of the boys have been placed across the street from the apartment where they died.
The boys' great-uncle, Dave Rose, told reporters Tuesday Noah and Connor "enjoyed life to the fullest."
The children had been at a petting zoo the night before and snake expert, Bry Loyst, who is assisting police with the investigation, believes the snake may have been attracted by the scent of the animals.
He also said police told him the snake had escaped from its enclosure and into the ventilation system before.
The python that killed the children is illegal in New Brunswick unless the owner has a permit. But permits are never issued to keep an illegal exotic animal as a pet, the department of natural resources said Tuesday. The penalty is up to a $300 fine.
Loyst, curator of the Indian River Reptile Zoo near Peterborough, Ont., believes lax laws are to blame for the tragedy.
Donations to assist with the funeral expenses of Noah and Connor can be made at any TD Canada Trust. The branch number is 4857 and the account number is 6313489.
Funeral arrangements have not yet been made.
New Brunswick boys died of asphyxiation: Autopsy - Canada - Canoe.ca
By QMI Agency
Connor Barthe, 6, and Noah Barthe, 4, were found dead Monday, Aug. 5, 2013, in Campbellton, N.B. It's believe they were killed by an African rock python. Facebook/QMI Agency
Two New Brunswick boys killed by a friend's pet python died from asphyxiation, preliminary autopsy results show.
The RCMP released the preliminary autopsy findings for Noah Barthe, 4, and his brother Connor, 6, Wednesday afternoon with the cause of death. An RCMP press release states investigators are still waiting on information from the final autopsy report.
It's believed the boys were strangled by the African rock python during a sleepover.
The boys were found dead Monday morning in a Campbellton, N.B., apartment above the pet store Reptile Ocean after an African rock python escaped from its enclosure, went through the ventilation system and into the living room where the boys were sleeping.
The snake belonged to Reptile Ocean owner Jean-Claude Savoie, but was housed in the apartment, not the store beneath.
The 45-kg snake has been euthanized and the initial necropsy of the snake showed it was in overall good health, the RCMP said, adding it will take some time before the final report is released.
A vigil will be held Wednesday night in Campbellton at 8 p.m. at Salmon Plaza, city official Jean Louis Giroux said.
Teddy bears and candles in memory of the boys have been placed across the street from the apartment where they died.
The boys' great-uncle, Dave Rose, told reporters Tuesday Noah and Connor "enjoyed life to the fullest."
The children had been at a petting zoo the night before and snake expert, Bry Loyst, who is assisting police with the investigation, believes the snake may have been attracted by the scent of the animals.
He also said police told him the snake had escaped from its enclosure and into the ventilation system before.
The python that killed the children is illegal in New Brunswick unless the owner has a permit. But permits are never issued to keep an illegal exotic animal as a pet, the department of natural resources said Tuesday. The penalty is up to a $300 fine.
Loyst, curator of the Indian River Reptile Zoo near Peterborough, Ont., believes lax laws are to blame for the tragedy.
Donations to assist with the funeral expenses of Noah and Connor can be made at any TD Canada Trust. The branch number is 4857 and the account number is 6313489.
Funeral arrangements have not yet been made.
New Brunswick boys died of asphyxiation: Autopsy - Canada - Canoe.ca