Exotic Incident #1309
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Oxford, FL - USA
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Incident Date:
01/07/2009
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Summary:
A 2-year-old girl was strangled by 12-ft-long Burmese python. The snake escaped from the family’s glass aquarium overnight and attacked the child. Authorities investigated the possibility that the snake escaped even after a parent stabbed it.