Exotic Incident #1820
Incident Date:
08/30/2012
Location:
Lehighton, PA - USA
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Facility Type:
Exotic Pet (E)
Incident Category:
Animal Death (AD)
Species:
Reptiles
Animal:
Ball Python
Animal disposition:
Dead
Summary:
A 3-feet long pet ball python bit a four-year old child on the chest while she was playing with the snake. The family decapitated the snake to get it off of the child. One snake tooth was stuck on the skin. Beside the python involved in this incident, the family own three other pythons and two corn snakes.
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