Exotic Incident #378
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Irwin, PA - USA
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Incident Date:
22/08/2001
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Summary:
An 8-year-old girl died after her family’s “pet” 10-ft-long Burmese python suffocated her. The snake was one of five “pet” snakes owned by the family. The girl’s father was charged with involuntary manslaughter, reckless endangerment, and child endangerment; the mother was charged with child endangerment.