Snake deaths now a murder
investigation
Posted: 8 August, 2013 by Desirée Savage
Investigations
into two young Canadian brothers thought to
be strangled by a python has taken a twist,
with police now treating it as a possible
murder.
Connor Barthe, 7, and brother Noah, 5, were
killed while they slept in an apartment above
an exotic pet store, but there were no
screams.
It comes after the mother of the pair posted
hundreds of photos of her boys taken last
year, playing in and cleaning her neighbours
snake cage.
Police have stepped up their inquiries, but
won’t release further details until full post
mortem results are known.
Snake experts have also raised questions
stating pythons seeking food always bite
first.
John Marais from the African Snake Bite
Institute said “if it grabs a kid, you’re going to
have more than enough time to scream”.
“You can’t be asleep and be bitten by a
python and strangled. That’s impossible,” Mr
Marais told News Limited. “You’re going to
wake up instantly.”
It’s believed the non-poisonous rock python
escaped its enclosure and got into the
ventilation system, before slithering into the
apartment where the boys were sleeping.
http://www.fox.com.au/fox-news-feed/2013/8/snake-deaths-now-a-murder-investigation/

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