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Woman calls 911 during snake attack: ‘I have a boa constrictor stuck to my face’
MY FOX 8 ^ | 28 JULY 2017 | MY FOX 8

Posted on 07/29/2017 3:46:38 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist

SHEFFIELD LAKE, Ohio – Firefighters had to cut off a snake’s head and remove it from a woman’s face after it attacked her in Ohio.

WOIO reported that the Sheffield Lake Fire Department responded after the 45-year-old victim called 911 to report a boa constrictor on her face.

Crews arrived to find the 5-foot snake wrapped around the woman’s neck and biting her nose in the woman’s driveway. Firefighters killed the snake and disposed of it in a trash can.

The woman told the 911 dispatcher that she has 11 snakes. She said she had just rescued the one that attacked her.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Local News; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: boaconstrictor
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To: piasa

“Imagine 9/11 getting a call that a moose bit someone’s sister and was stuck to her face...”

“Is there any cheese?”

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21 posted on 07/29/2017 4:50:44 PM PDT by Lurker (America burned the witch.)
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To: Still Thinking
If her hands were free enough to call 911, why didn’t she just go to the kitchen, get a knife, and slice the bastard into steaks?

Most people probably don't have any kitchen knives sharp enough to do much of anything to a large constrictor. If this woman did, she'd have had to take a sharp knife to a writhing mass of muscle wrapped around her neck ending with two fangs buried in her face - cut too shallow and she'd just make the snake madder, cut too deep and she might cut her own throat or face.

Anyway, this woman sounds like a real Darwin award winner. Some people just insist on keeping dangerous, un-tameable animals as pets - at least the only person who got hurt in this case was the owner.
22 posted on 07/29/2017 4:51:57 PM PDT by AnotherUnixGeek
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To: WKB

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Vl9Uz-rmIU

Boa Constrictor : Johnny Cash


23 posted on 07/29/2017 5:31:31 PM PDT by upsdriver (I support Sarah Palin.)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
"Uh-huh, just snake a tube down her throat and call me in ohhh, 4 or 5 hours."


24 posted on 07/29/2017 5:45:17 PM PDT by equaviator (There's nothing like the universe to bring you down to earth.)
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To: Lurker

I have had many pet snakes in my life, including two boa constrictors (not at the same time). Moreover, my teenaged daughter has had a ball python for the past twelve years. Sadly, she recently had to find it a new home since she’s heading off to college. (Besides, although their average lifespan in the wild is 10 years, if well cared for in captivity they have been known to live for more than 45 years).

One of the first things I taught my daughter about handling snakes is never to put them near your face. When constrictors are going to strike, they first put their necks in an “S” shape, which gives the means to stretch out in a strike. So you have to keep them at a distance where even when they stretch out their necks, they still can’t reach your face).

I will say that unlike ball pythons, which rarely reach 5’ in length (or maximum of 6’ for females), boas do get big enough to be dangerous (10-12 feet).

This woman clearly got in trouble because she had the bad judgment to let a 5’ constricter wrap around her neck, and get in position where it could bite her face.

Shame on her. I hope she learned her lesson about the proper way to handle constrictors. Rule #1: Never let them get within striking distance of your face.


25 posted on 07/29/2017 6:07:37 PM PDT by Maceman (Let's ban Muslims temporarily -- just until non-Muslims can freely practice their religions in Mecca)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

don’t get on a plane with Samuel Jackson...


26 posted on 07/29/2017 6:15:00 PM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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To: TigersEye

LMAO!!!


27 posted on 07/29/2017 6:27:55 PM PDT by Recon Dad (Force Recon Dad)
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To: TigersEye

LOL!


28 posted on 07/29/2017 6:39:30 PM PDT by RckyRaCoCo (FUMSM)
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To: Salamander

Snake news, unfortunately the snake doesn’t make it. Sounds like a stupid human. Dang.


29 posted on 07/29/2017 6:45:53 PM PDT by dayglored ("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.")
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To: Maceman

RULE 1:No snake is a loving pet.

Rule 2: Be wary of people who keep snakes.


30 posted on 07/29/2017 6:49:02 PM PDT by hoosierham (Freedom isn't free)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

31 posted on 07/29/2017 6:52:37 PM PDT by Daffynition (The New PTSD: PRESIDENT-Trump Stress Disorder” - The LSN didn’t make Trump, so they can’t break h)
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To: hoosierham
RULE 1:No snake is a loving pet.

That's true. As I told my daughter when she was 6 years old, snakes don't love. They're born alone and they live alone.

However, certain species are extremely docile, gentle and slow moving (i.e. ball pythons), and make excellent low-maintenance pets.

Rule 2: Be wary of people who keep snakes.

Funny, when I was looking for female companionship on dating sites, if a woman had a dog, that was a total and immediate deal killer for me. It's not that I dislike dogs, it's just that they're too needy and high-maintenance. The last thing I want to do is be out walking a dog at midnight on the cold, snowy days of New England winters. And they can be really annoying -- although they can also be cute and personable. (I'm talking about the dogs, not the women, although women can be cute and personable too in small doses).

Wheres certain species of snakes are like beautiful plants, but more interactive and fun to watch and handle.

So, to each his (or her) own, I guess.

32 posted on 07/29/2017 7:05:20 PM PDT by Maceman (Let's ban Muslims temporarily -- just until non-Muslims can freely practice their religions in Mecca)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

......and while you’re here, can you remove the sand crabs in the crack of my azz?


33 posted on 07/29/2017 7:31:22 PM PDT by Doogle (( USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..enever store a threat you should have eliminated)))
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To: WKB

When I heard the story on TV, the Snake Song was the first thing I thought of. She took in the snake to help if, and then it attacked her. And he said: “You knew I was a snake before you took me in.”


34 posted on 07/29/2017 7:39:54 PM PDT by MayflowerMadam ("Negative people make healthy people sick." - Roger Ailes)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

There was a guy in India who has a snake latch onto his privates. He ran into the hospital like that and everyone ran the other direction.


35 posted on 07/29/2017 8:02:30 PM PDT by Crucial
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To: MayflowerMadam

I guess it is true “Great Minds do Think Alike” :>)


36 posted on 07/30/2017 4:07:32 AM PDT by WKB (If you are on the "Trump Train" you can't get run over!!)
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