The most disturbing part is the fish and wildlife spokeperson saying the snake will be placed in a “new home.”
Well, consider this: In Florida you have to get a permit to own one. I’m betting the permit includes proving you know what to do with the bloody thing. So, it’s being placed with someone who knows what they’re doing. Also, this snake is not “broken” in the way a dog that mauls someone is. The snake’s brain is a sinmple little object, and all it does is size up animals as threats or potential prey. A dog who starts attacking people has something wrong with it and needs to be put down, because it will almost certainly keep doing it. Meanwhile, that snake is no more or less likely to kill another human than it was the day it was born. It’s pretty much a robot.