Exotic Incident #240

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Fruitland Park, FL - USA

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05/08/1999

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Summary:

A 13-ft-long “pet” python squeezed its possessor’s 18-month-old son nearly to death after it slithered into the backyard. The boy was bitten in the face and required plastic surgery to repair damage to his eye. An Animal Control officer subsequently destroyed the python.