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RE: Virginia Beach woman strangled by pet python,
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by tigers9 on October 23, 2008
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original article said 13 feet, now we r down to 10 feet.This is like with tiger atatcks, news starts with 700 pounds tiger but when thyy finally weight the tiger it is 300-350.This is NOT a fishing tournament....
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http://www.wtkr.com/Global/story.asp?S=9231125&nav=ZolHbyvj
Snake Expert Weighs In on Local Woman's Tragic Death
A snake expert reveals to NewsChannel 3 what a Virginia Beach woman's fatal mistake may have been when her pet python strangled her.
Diablo, a nearly 10-foot-long reticulated tiger python that Virginia Beach police say wrapped itself around its owner, 25-year-old Amanda Black and strangled her.
John Barnes, a reptile expert in Moyock said, what happened to Amanda is simply an accident.
Virginia beach animal control officers say they believe Amanda was trying to give the snake antibiotics for an infection when it somehow attacked her.
Police say when Amanda's husband returned home, he found her dead in an upstairs room of their home.
Barnes says in his experience what most likely happened was that diablo probably thought amanda was trying to feed him.
"Snakes don't see well so when you go there with food they smell it and they smell it on you and they can grab you and wrap around you instead," said Barnes.
Barnes says this freak accident is the reason why large snakes should never be handled alone.
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by paradisereptiles on October 24, 2008
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Amanda will be missed. She was a true herp lover. Our thoughts and prayers go out to her. If everyone could show some respect and hold back any negative comments it would be appreciated. This was truely a horrific accident and nothing else.
James Severts
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