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
crazy, stupid i saw one recently and almost lost my breath. No sane person should keep such a thing as pet.
snakes have rilly no control of what theydo after all it is still a animal but we as humans need to take beter care of thim
Snakes are dangerous animals so I don’t think there is any need to own them, no matter what, snakes should not be considered as pets. Only the zoos should have such reptiles for study purposes.
First off, why is it that these sensationalist articles always forget to mention that both “parents” were DRUG offenders, and the boyfriend was a COCAINE DEALER. How about this: Drug addicts should neither be allowed to care for babies NOR pythons. Problem solved.
If the parents hadn’t been low life drug dealer scum, then maybe the snake would have been properly fed and caged.
Dogs kill about 30 Americans EVERY year, compared to about 13 constrictor snake fatalities in the last 30 years. But since most people either have owned or currently own a dog, they can sympathize. They understand that if an abused, starved, neglected dog attacks someone, it is primarily the fault of the OWNER. Had the dog been properly fed, well socialized and kept away from very small children, then the attack never would have occurred. Same with this snake.
A burmese python should not be left around a baby any more than a pit bull should be left alone with a baby. In America, a properly fed, well socialized burmese python is far less likely than a dog (statistics back me up) to attack a human. Both animals have care requirements and from the other articles I’ve read about this particular instance, those “parents” were repeat drug offenders, didn’t feed their snake properly, and didn’t keep it in a secure cage.
I’ve read a lot about this story, and there are too many circumstances that don’t make sense. For one, the baby was covered in multiple bite wounds. Burmese pythons only make multiple bites if they are A) being attacked or B) the “prey” is too aggressive or fast or strong to be caught the first few attempts. A 2 year old baby doesn’t fit that profile. A 6 foot python would NOT see a 2 year old as prey, and it sounds like the boyfriend is not telling the truth about what really happened.