Posted on 11/07/2010 7:43:12 PM PST by nickcarraway
10-Year-Old Bit Multiple Times; Shirt Covered In Blood
A Halloween party took a horrifying turn in Utah last weekend when a giant python attacked a 10-year-old boy.
The 15-foot, 140-pound Burmese python and its handlers were hired for a Halloween celebration last Saturday at Cyprus Credit Union in West Jordan.
When Jaren Barker went to hold the snake, it turned on him and bit the boy multiple times.
"I didn't it even see it coming," he said. "It just bit me."
Jaren's parents said the boy's shirt was covered in blood, sending the other children into a panic of crying and screaming.
"It bit me two times," Jaren said. "It tried to bite me a third, but it fell."
The boy suffered bites to his chin, face and under his ear.
The snake was being monitored by a veterinarian.
"It was not trying to attack," said Shane Richens, owner of Scales and Tails. "It was some sort of a defensive mechanism, which is why we took it to the vet, to find out why she felt the need to defend itself. We think there's something wrong with her, something she's hurting from."
But Jaren's parents feel more needs to be done and believe Scales and Tails was negligent. The family never filed a police report and was debating whether to take legal action.
"I just want to make sure that the snake, that it never happens again to another kid," said Christian Martin, the boy's mother. "That they do safer shows. I mean, I was told they should have had an assistant helping with a snake that big."
? it came up on the normal “comments” page, like everything else. Witchcraft? idk. But I hope you found the Larson cartoon you were looking for. :)
I didn’t...
ummmm......
As a person who has raised a Burmese, I can tell you that they will bite a wall if they see it as a threat.
The bites are not dangerous, except for infection potential. The teeth are very small but there are a lot of them.
More like THIS...
I hope you weren't expecting a reply since he was banned almost 5 years ago............
ouch....so is that Gary Larson himself? :) OK..thought you were looking for a Larson cartoon. Growing up, I think our family owned every Larson book out there. We were huge fans. My kids were raised on Larson and Calvin & Hobbes. :)
Hilarious.
A five-year-old thread is bad enough but pinging Freepers from the last decade is nearly paranormal lol.
Me; too!
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