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Firefighters rescue 18-foot python [R.I.]
upi ^ | Oct. 6, 2010

Posted on 10/06/2010 6:52:54 AM PDT by JoeProBono

EAST GREENWICH, R.I.- Firefighters in East Greenwich, R.I., organized a horse trailer as a temporary home for an 18-foot Burmese python they carried from a burning building.

Acting Fire Chief Peter Henrikson described the python as the largest snake he has ever seen. He said two firefighters were needed to make the rescue, although he kept his distance because he does not like snakes.

"It was 18 feet long and, at the center, it was as big as a Frisbee," he told The Providence Journal.

Firefighters learned the snake was on the premises when they arrived at Douglas St. Jean's burning house early Monday. St. Jean was outside with two dogs and a cat and told the firefighters the python was still inside in a cage inside.

"He told us it was docile," Henrikson said. "It creeped me right out."

Firefighters tried to stow the snake in a recycling bin, but it would not fit. So they brought a horse trailer.

Investigators said the fire started near a wood stove.


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: python
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1 posted on 10/06/2010 6:52:57 AM PDT by JoeProBono
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To: JoeProBono

Must have paid his $75


2 posted on 10/06/2010 6:54:33 AM PDT by steelie (Still Right Thinking)
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To: steelie

Haha!


3 posted on 10/06/2010 7:00:16 AM PDT by goodwithagun (My gun has killed fewer people than Ted Kennedy's car.)
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To: JoeProBono

Now it is known what happened to all the stray dogs & cats in the neighborhood.


4 posted on 10/06/2010 7:01:04 AM PDT by Deaf Smith
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To: steelie

“Must have paid his $75”

You beat me by just a minute!!


5 posted on 10/06/2010 7:02:25 AM PDT by momtothree
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To: steelie
"He told us it was docile," Henrikson said"
Pythons are not docile or aggressive, just hungry or not hungry.
6 posted on 10/06/2010 7:02:34 AM PDT by dblshot (Insanity - electing the same people over and over and expecting different results.)
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To: JoeProBono

All I can see is Pee Wee Herman running out of the pet store on fire with two handfuls of little grass snakes!


7 posted on 10/06/2010 7:14:32 AM PDT by Joy in the Journey (is not the lazy man's checkbook)
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8 posted on 10/06/2010 7:19:45 AM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
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To: dblshot
Pythons are not docile or aggressive, just hungry or not hungry.

Not true. Some snakes are docile by nature, whereas others will strike at almost anything. My daughter has a 4 ft. ball python that is sweet as pie.

OTOH, I once had a yellow rat snake that was the meanest critter you could imagine. It would strike at the glass in the cage if you came anywhere near it, and absolutely could not be handled without biting. It had nothing to do with whether or not he was hungry. Some snakes are just way more aggressive than others.

9 posted on 10/06/2010 7:23:38 AM PDT by Maceman
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To: steelie

RI tourist bitten by poisonous snake at Fla. hotel

http://www.orlandosentinel.com
The Associated Press
ORLANDO, Fla. 10.05.10— A tourist is in intensive care after being bitten by a poisonous snake near a Florida resort’s swimming pool.

A Dr. P. Phillips Hospital spokeswoman said 45-year-old Eric Geisman of Pawtucket, R.I., was stable Tuesday....
Lynn Arruda says her brother-in-law and his wife were visiting Orlando for a food management conference.


10 posted on 10/06/2010 7:23:54 AM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
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To: JoeProBono

LOL THANK YOU. One day when I stop working for the people that don’t work, I’ll learn how to post pix on Freeper. ;)


11 posted on 10/06/2010 7:24:20 AM PDT by Joy in the Journey (is not the lazy man's checkbook)
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To: Maceman

12 posted on 10/06/2010 7:25:26 AM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
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To: JoeProBono

I’m thinking, “Let’s BBQ it!” I know the snake and beer go together.


13 posted on 10/06/2010 7:29:08 AM PDT by B4Ranch (Conflict is inevitable; Combat is an option. Train for the fight.)
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14 posted on 10/06/2010 7:32:45 AM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
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To: JoeProBono

Lunch and dinner !


15 posted on 10/06/2010 7:34:38 AM PDT by B4Ranch (Conflict is inevitable; Combat is an option. Train for the fight.)
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To: Maceman

I know some snakes are agressive but pythons pretty much are the most lethargic creatures alive until they get hungry, well not counting teenagers,


16 posted on 10/06/2010 7:43:49 AM PDT by dblshot (Insanity - electing the same people over and over and expecting different results.)
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To: B4Ranch
*** I know the snake and beer go together.***

Thats STEAK and beer go together....:O)

17 posted on 10/06/2010 8:50:47 AM PDT by goat granny
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Have you ever eaten 3/4 or a pound of BBQ’d rattlesnake with a side dish of fried potatoes. Ummmmmm good!


18 posted on 10/06/2010 9:05:16 AM PDT by B4Ranch (Conflict is inevitable; Combat is an option. Train for the fight.)
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To: B4Ranch

LOL ummmmmmm yuk....


19 posted on 10/06/2010 9:08:45 AM PDT by goat granny
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To: goat granny

I know. You’d prefer something with goat cheese, wouldn’t you?


20 posted on 10/06/2010 9:28:03 AM PDT by B4Ranch (Conflict is inevitable; Combat is an option. Train for the fight.)
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