Python kills 2 kids in Canada (1 Viewer)

[DirtyDiamonds]

There are thousands of pythons of the type that killed two little boys in New Brunswick Monday, but a fatal attack on humans is extremely rare, experts say.

Police in Campbellton, N.B., said a snake escaped its enclosure at an exotic pet store at some point in the night and travelled through the building’s ventilation system to an apartment upstairs. The boys, aged 5 and 7, were found around 6:30 a.m.

Both had been strangled by the snake.


Read more: http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/why-di...extremely-rare-attack-1.1398969#ixzz2bFKyF8Ec


So did the one kid just watch the other kid die and be like "Hey that might be cool"????????????

 

[wino]

holy shit . .. the way it happened. Still I wouldn't have one in the house and neither would I liv above a store with kids that had more than one.

No mention of how big it is.

 

[DirtyDiamonds]

holy shit . .. the way it happened. Still I wouldn't have one in the house and neither would I liv above a store with kids that had more than one.

No mention of how big it is.

I used to have a red tail boa (her name was Alice... after the master) but thinking of how huge she was going to get... we found her a home with someone more experienced..... with no kids.

 

[wino]

I used to have a red tail boa (her name was Alice... after the master) but thinking of how huge she was going to get... we found her a home with someone more experienced..... with no kids.

I hate the bloody things to touch, but the daughter RUNS to them in cages or not, and all the better if she gets to hold one ( which means I gotta help ). Thankfully it's not just snakes she likes she is pretty much all over any bloody animal that will cause her harm. Bloody kid.

LOL trust you to have one and name it after god himself, he's got some bloody funny stories about the snakes he has had over the years.

 

[TessDeco]

holy shit . .. the way it happened. Still I wouldn't have one in the house and neither would I liv above a store with kids that had more than one.

No mention of how big it is.

"RCMP said the snake is an African rock python, as long as 4.5 metres and weighing approximately 45 kg. The non-venomous snake typically kills by constricting its victims."

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/story/2013/08/05/nb-two-die-boa-attack.html

So that's like 15 feet and 99 pounds!
Why did the kids not scream and wake someone up? I didn't think a big snake could move that fast ..?

 

[DirtyDiamonds]

I hate the bloody things to touch, but the daughter RUNS to them in cages or not, and all the better if she gets to hold one ( which means I gotta help ). Thankfully it's not just snakes she likes she is pretty much all over any bloody animal that will cause her harm. Bloody kid.

LOL trust you to have one and name it after god himself, he's got some bloody funny stories about the snakes he has had over the years.
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Our girl would have looked like that full grown. Alice knows how to handle those buggers!! LOL Plus our pet store closed down and it was hard to find live food for our Alice... she's happier now, I'm sure... and I'm happier than I won't be eaten.

 

[wino]

Our girl would have looked like that full grown. Alice knows how to handle those buggers!! LOL Plus our pet store closed down and it was hard to find live food for our Alice... she's happier now, I'm sure... and I'm happier than I won't be eaten.

lol ;0

 

[wino]

"RCMP said the snake is an African rock python, as long as 4.5 metres and weighing approximately 45 kg. The non-venomous snake typically kills by constricting its victims."

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/story/2013/08/05/nb-two-die-boa-attack.html

So that's like 15 feet and 99 pounds!
Why did the kids not scream and wake someone up? I didn't think a big snake could move that fast ..?

musta missed that. and yeah it all seems a bit strange how it could get 2 kids. Did you read the first or second comment below the story ?

 

[DeathHand]

That snake must have gotten each one by the neck with immediate constriction. I guess that the first brother was too big to swallow after killing him so it moved to the next thing that was breathing.

Sad story and seems like a total fluke that it was able to slither around and kill 2 kids, let alone kill one of them, without a noise from either brother. I'll be heading to NB in early October but I'll be watching for snakes.

1. The two brothers that were asphyxiated by the snake.

 

[gman]

I think there's something 'off' about this case. I could be wrong of course, but it's just a feeling I get.

 

[Moo]

Me too gman. It's tragic however it happened, but very odd. News can change quickly though... poor Oscar, he shot his girlfriend thinking she was an intruder! Oh... wait...

 

[Bethy 🔥]

This is just too freaky for words!! May both these boys rest in peace

 

[Angelii]

There are thousands of pythons of the type that killed two little boys in New Brunswick Monday, but a fatal attack on humans is extremely rare, experts say.

Police in Campbellton, N.B., said a snake escaped its enclosure at an exotic pet store at some point in the night and travelled through the building’s ventilation system to an apartment upstairs. The boys, aged 5 and 7, were found around 6:30 a.m.

Both had been strangled by the snake.


Read more: http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/why-di...extremely-rare-attack-1.1398969#ixzz2bFKyF8Ec


So did the one kid just watch the other kid die and be like "Hey that might be cool"????????????

maybe the one kid was fast asleep I mean you don't really think your gonna die that way

 

[LizzieRider]

There are thousands of pythons of the type that killed two little boys in New Brunswick Monday, but a fatal attack on humans is extremely rare, experts say.

Police in Campbellton, N.B., said a snake escaped its enclosure at an exotic pet store at some point in the night and travelled through the building’s ventilation system to an apartment upstairs. The boys, aged 5 and 7, were found around 6:30 a.m.

Both had been strangled by the snake.


Read more: http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/why-di...extremely-rare-attack-1.1398969#ixzz2bFKyF8Ec


So did the one kid just watch the other kid die and be like "Hey that might be cool"????????????

That is EXACTLY what I just said to my co-worker!

 

[wino]

The large python that is believed to have strangled two young New Brunswick brothers while they slept was being held in the apartment where the boys were sleeping, not in the reptile store below as previously believed.

RCMP Sgt. Alain Tremblay confirmed Tuesday during a news conference that a criminal investigation has been launched into the incident.

Tremblay said the snake was being held in an aquarium when it somehow managed to enter the apartment's ventilation system. It then fell through the ceiling into the living room where the brothers were sleeping.

"Right now, we're still looking at evidence in the apartment to determine exactly how the snake could get into the ventilation system," Tremblay said.

Autopsies on the bodies of the boys -- who've been identified as Noah Barthe, 5, and Connor Barthe, 7 -- were scheduled to take place Tuesday in Saint John.

Tremblay said the results of the autopsies will confirm the causes of death.
Police have yet to say if any charges will be laid in the tragic deaths, which experts have described as extremely rare.

"I have 23 years of service, and I've never been involved in such a terrible story,” Tremblay said.

http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/snake-...-in-apartment-where-they-slept-rcmp-1.1399386

 

[aRyan]

Getting killed by a giant snake that is crushing the life out of you must be one of the most shocking and terrifying ways to die. Just the suddenness of it all and then when you finally understand what the fuck is actually happening to you.. good god, I wouldn't really wish that on my worst enemy.

Rest In Peace, children.

 

[Ismene]

Is there any new information regarding this incident? Was photos of the bodies published anywhere?
I'm perplexed by the lack of details what comes to the autopsy. Why is there no mention of bite marks, bruises or broken bones, if the snake indeed was the culprit? At the moment it's very hard for me to buy this story.

 

[Firegoddess420]

That snake must have gotten each one by the neck with immediate constriction. I guess that the first brother was too big to swallow after killing him so it moved to the next thing that was breathing.

Sad story and seems like a total fluke that it was able to slither around and kill 2 kids, let alone kill one of them, without a noise from either brother. I'll be heading to NB in early October but I'll be watching for snakes.

1. The two brothers that were asphyxiated by the snake.
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awe.. so sad so sweet looking..they must have been sound asleep.

 

[Witchfynde]

Next time your kids annoy you about getting a pet - just show them this story
. Poor Kids

 

[beaverbreath]

I think there's something 'off' about this case. I could be wrong of course, but it's just a feeling I get.

If I recall, the kids had visited the snake in the store earlier in the day. Speculation was that it followed their scent through the ventilation ducts.
Also, there was also mention that they were on a sleep-over. Not sure if they had a friend over, or were the visitors. The news article didn't mention it.