Burmese Python + Toddler

[Jim Smith]

Speaking of constrictors killing a grown man, there is one person who used to frequent this board who had a large red tailed boa in his collection. He was going to do some spot cleaning, change the water etc. so he removed the snake and placed it over his shoulders while he prepared to do the work. Something spooked the snake and it constricted around his neck and before he could properly react, he had passed out due to lack of blood to his brain. His brother in law just happened to be walking by his snake room which has an internal window and saw him fall. He rushed in and removed the snake so there was no permanent harm done. That said, if the brother in law hadn't just been walking by, there is a real possibility that the snake would have continued to constrict until the man man was dead. Just something to consider....