Man dies after being strangled by pet snake

[Amby_Purr]

Yes.. that's why the headline says "Strangled by pet snake"...

lol

 

[Amby_Purr]

13 deaths since 1980....

Including a toddler after a pet python (retic) escaped and went into the two year olds room and strangled her....

a retic is a particularly aggressive python though - they're known for hunting down humans... they can grow to over 30ft long, so if they get big enough, everything is fair game. They just have trouble with human shoulders. they're becoming a problem in kuala lumpur because of deforestation, but It's really not a huge suprise with that type of snake - very very tragic when an innocent child's life is lost though.

some (98%) people in this hobby have no idea what they are doing...even tho they think they do.

well, the negative spin you put on this is quite sad - of course no-one knows EVERYTHING - that's why there is a forum like this... but there are some basics they SHOULD know... especially when it comes to safety of the animal, and safety of the keeper. There was a girl on here at some stage who was mentioning that she wanted to get a snake, and her mother said yes, but do a project on it first - FANTASTIC!!! it forces her to get to know the very basics of her animal. I am COMPLETELY in love with that mothers response. And if others would take the same approach, they wouldn't put themselfs in such dangerous positions. If you are unsure - get someone who DOES know to teach you, or research - had this guy have done this, he would have known how to treat this snake...

and I agree with philk - 2.7m, though a big snake, is not really HUGE... it's just strong. and yeah - if all else failed, if your life was threatened, as sad as it would be you need to do what you have to do to survive - cut it's head off... whatever... but first and formost, don't put yourself in that situation to begin with is probably the best method...lol

 

[Waterrat]

i wonder how thick it was

Not as "thick" as the owner and his mate (sorry, x-owner).

 

[bellslace]

For those saying his friend should have helped... his friend probably was pooping his pants in fear of the snake.. also I can't imagine how difficult it would be to uncoil a 2.7m 11kg snake would be, but I'd say it'd be pretty damn hard.

He should've got a knife and cut its head off or something though...

I just can't believe a boa that size (which isn't THAT big really) would have a feeding reaction to a human. Goes to show snakes DON'T know their owners after all.

Thats what I thought, wouldnt you just get a sharp serrated knife and start hacking.......

ambypur zoojas I dont think he had it around his neck when it happened, i think the snake possibly freaked out and went for the highest part of him ( being his neck ) and he just couldnt pull it back enough to stop it getting a hold.

A snake that big would be next to nearly impossible for just 1 person to remove once it started to constrict. IMO

Once a snake gets that big I think anyone that tries to handle them without a few other experienced people around is just asking for trouble!

 

[aussie-albino]

was 2 idiots now there is one, treat all animals with respect. I did laugh a little tho, shouldn't happen if it's all done right.

cheers
Scott

 

[Wally]

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grow up.

 

[redbellybite]

My elapids are tamer when I'm drunk...they feel my vibes

we all know elapids are tamer when your drunk moose ,that guy in Darwin had a great time with that mulga remember ?

 

[redbellybite]

Since I joined it dropped to 97.7%.

Oh look... cockatoos....

Intriguing....

Bahhhhhhahahaha see my little kiwi bro ,,this is why I like you

 

[moosenoose]

we all know elapids are tamer when your drunk moose ,that guy in Darwin had a great time with that mulga remember ?

I don't remember much these days, alcohol has affected my long/short term memory :lol:

 

[Boondocker]

I suspect alcohol was involved. Beer should be banned.

 

[slim6y]

I suspect alcohol was involved. Beer should be banned.

I'm fairly sure that all boas are teetotalers.... So I don't think we can confirm your suspicions.

 

[Jay84]

Yes and the more incidents like this occur the the tighter the laws become for wildlife ownership. The is in the US but the implications are the same.

The law has just been passed in Florida to ban the keeping of Burmese pythons, Rock Pythons, Amethystine pythons and Nile Monitors. This is due to these occurences. As of July 1st, if you do not already have these animals on license you are not allowed to acquire them. Existing keepers are not allowed to breed or trade them.

Sad times.

 

[SnakeyTroy]

we all know elapids are tamer when your drunk moose ,that guy in Darwin had a great time with that mulga remember ?

I remember that, some people are just asking for trouble.

 

[moosenoose]

My tigers are always calmer when I'm patting them after a Jack Daniels conference You go in sober and you've got troubles!

 

[Amby_Purr]

I don't remember much these days, alcohol has affected my long/short term memory :lol:

what a great way to be... no recollection and you're too drunk to care....lol fantastico!!!

 

[ozziepythons]

Unfortunately, these types of things will always happen. You can no more stop foolish people from driving cars than you can stop them keeping snakes as pets. This may not apply in this case as we don't know all the facts just the media interpretation, and professional herpetologists have been killed by pythons before.

 

[user 23122]

i dont think this type of thing will ever happen in australia. Although our carpets and olives can reach over 3 meters in lenth who in their right mind can place 100 percent faith and trust in a native wild animal that is captive bred. Its like trying to domesticate a pure dingo or wolf in that matter Most aussie keepers are smart enough to at least show a fraction of respect when handling a large python. Anyone who thinks a python can be tamed like a dog should not own one. This sort of ***** happening will ruin the industry quicker than over breeding ever will. PS What sort of friend stands by and watches someone get strangled by their pet coward i say i know shock can affect people in different ways but lets be serious would you stand by and watch your friend get strangled by their pet i would cut its head off in an instant with the nearest sharpest object.

 

[Amby_Purr]

I think it's great that we can have some form of dialogue about these events - the more that these events are talked about in forums and the like, the more people become aware, and the less we SHOULD see of this occuring (in a perfect world i guess).... perhaps this is simply better in theory than in practice...

 

[ozziepythons]

i dont think this type of thing will ever happen in australia. Although our carpets and olives can reach over 3 meters in lenth who in their right mind can place 100 percent faith and trust in a native wild animal that is captive bred. Its like trying to domesticate a pure dingo or wolf in that matter Most aussie keepers are smart enough to at least show a fraction of respect when handling a large python. Anyone who thinks a python can be tamed like a dog should not own one. This sort of ***** happening will ruin the industry quicker than over breeding ever will.

Mate you might need to do a little homework, as yes this has happened in Australia. Just a few years ago a professional herpetologist was constricted and killed by a Scrub Python when he was working on a cage clean out at home alone, so no one could have helped him. This type of thing won't "ruin the industry" here as this incident didn't, however owning such large and potentially dangerous species may become more stringently regulated. For example in SA you need a specialist permit to keep scrubbies, so not anyone wanting 'a snake' can just purchase one. Same as with Elapids, you need to be trained and approved before being legally allowed to keep them (not that such screening weeds out all the foolish keepers).

 

[baxtor]

The law has just been passed in Florida to ban the keeping of Burmese pythons, Rock Pythons, Amethystine pythons and Nile Monitors. This is due to these occurences. As of July 1st, if you do not already have these animals on license you are not allowed to acquire them. Existing keepers are not allowed to breed or trade them.

Sad times.

I was under the impression that the main reason for those restrictions was the numbers being released into the everglades when they got too big for the owners.