Exotic Incident #243
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Centralia, IL - USA
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Incident Date:
15/08/1999
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Summary:
An African rock python escaped from its unlocked cage and asphyxiated a 3-year-old boy. The python was a family “pet.” The parents of the boy were charged with child endangerment and unlawful possession of a dangerous animal.