Pet Python Snake Kills Baby Shaiunna Hare (Photos)
Shaiunna Hare, a 2 year-old girl from Florida, was strangled during sleep in her crib by an 8-foot, 5-inch pet Burmese python that had escaped its aquarium on Wednesday (June 1). The girl’s mother Jaren Ashley Hare, 21, lives with her boyfriend Charles Jason Darnell, 32, and they did not have a permit for the snake.
A 911 call was made from the house by a sobbing caller who screamed, “The baby’s dead! Our stupid snake got out in the middle of the night and strangled the baby. She got out of the cage last night and got into the baby’s crib and strangled her to death.”
When paramedics arrived the little girl was already dead, despite Darnell’s attempt to get the snake away from her by repeatedly stabbing the python. Darnell did not have the $100 permit required to own a python in Florida, which is a second-degree misdemeanor and he also might be charged for child neglect.
George Van Horn, owner of Reptile World Serpentarium in St. Cloud, said the strangulation could have occurred because the snake felt threatened or because it thought the child was food. “They are always operating on instinct,” he said. “Even the largest person can become overpowered by a python.”
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I think that is a horrible, surreal story. I am terrified of snakes! I feel so bad for her.
this is messed up. snakes are sick and people should not be aloud to have them as pets. especially with children
We should never hear of a story like this. Snakes are amazing animal to work with, but there are laws and limitations for reasons. Had this animal been properly taken care of, with proper caging that met the requirements of fish and wildlife, we wouldn’t have to hear this horrific story. Irresponsible owners are to blame, and now an innocent child is gone. What a shame, shame on those parents!
that is awful that the snake killed a baby
the problem is not the snakes but the stupidity of humans instead