Exotic Incident #1039
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Gainesville, FL - USA
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Incident Date:
11/08/2007
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Summary:
A couple’s rare white-bellied caique was killed by a 4-ft-long python. The rare female bird was nesting in her cage when the snake entered the cage and fatally constricted the bird. The couple contacted a zoo herpetologist who took possession of the snake.