[Kaslin]

You need to read the entire article. It says that the guy had no permit to keep the snake and the cage was unsecured and had no lock on it. Also the snake had gotten out of it's cage earlier that night.

Stupidity beyond believe

[ClearCase_guy]

Well, I basically agree. They seemed to have been very stupid. Their story seems to make some kind of (stupid) sense. I suppose things happened just the way they said.

But I think there is at least the possibility that the live-in boyfriend placed the snake in the crib and that the mother is either buying his lies or is in on it too.

Odds of this being the case? Probably less than 5%. But the police should investigate, and I'm sure they will.