A python that escaped from a pet shop has killed two children by asphyxiating them in
their sleep in eastern Canada.
The two boys – named locally as Noah Barthe, five, and his brother Connor, seven – were
having a sleepover at their best friend’s flat in the town of Campbellton when they were
attacked by the snake.
The animal had escaped from the Reptile Ocean pet shop run by family friend Jean-Claude
Savoie, located on the ground floor of the building.
The shop specialises in exotic pets.
Police said the African rock python entered the upstairs apartment via the two-storey
building’s ventilation system.
The boys were sleeping in the living room when they were attacked by the snake early on
Monday morning.
“The preliminary investigation has led police to believe that a large exotic snake had
escaped its enclosure at the store,” the Police said in a statement.
“(It) got into the ventilation system, then into the upstairs apartment. It’s believed the two
boys were strangled by the snake.”
The boys’ mother, Mandy Trecartin, lives close to the Reptile Ocean store.
Mr Savoie told the News that he found a “horrific scene” when he checked on the boys at
about 6am.
“I thought they were sleeping and I’ve seen the hole in the ceiling, (and) everything has
fallen. I turn the lights on and I’ve seen this horrific scene,” Mr Savoie said.
“I have so many mixed emotions right now. I can’t believe this is real.”
The python has been recaptured.
Tuesday, 6 August 2013
Python kills two sleeping children
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