Large Constrictors

Tuesday, 23 January 2007

Indiana man killed by pet python
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Sept. 5 (UPI) -- An Indiana man was killed when his family's 14-foot reticulated python constricted his neck and shoulders, an autopsy found Tuesday.....

N.C. Police Find Gator, Caiman at Hotel
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) -- Authorities trying to serve an arrest warrant at a motel instead found some sharp-toothed guests. U.S. marshals and High Point police found a 3-foot alligator and a 3-foot caiman - similar to an alligator - in a fish tank at a Red Roof Inn in Greensboro. They didn't, however, find the suspect they had sought....

Snake in the grass Dumped python was Serpent Safari's Baby
GURNEE -- A day after telling The News-Sun his prize snake died a year ago and been cremated, the owner of Serpent Safari told authorities the snake instead died Sunday and was disposed of by employees. ...

Scientist pours cold water on Loch Ness dinosaur theory
A LOCH Ness Monster theory which suggests the creature is a living dinosaur has been dealt a blow by scientists. Many believe that Nessie is a plesiosaur, a long-necked marine reptile which sought refuge in Scotland's second-largest freshwater loch when most of the species died out 160 million years ago.... The black-tailed species has the greatest range down the eastern side of the Rocky ...

Thieves steal deadly snake in Sydney
Thieves who escaped with four snakes from a Sydney wildlife park have been warned to take care, because they stole one of the world's most venomous species. ...

Large Constrictors

Large Constricting Snakes such as the Burmese Python are frequently sold as pets to many unqualified purchasers. Little do these impulse purchasers know that this cute hatchling Burmese will grow to around 10-12 feet in a matter of a couple of years and be capable of taking their lives, such as this recent case where a reticulated python took the life of it’s owner during a routine medical treatment. The goal of this page is to educate the prospective purchaser as to the husbandry requirements and safe handling of some of Mother Nature’s most elite predators.