Florida family dog killed by a 10ft PYTHON which slithered into the yard (With Pictures)
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By: Daily Mail Reporter
A once-powerful Siberian husky breathes its last breaths as it lies helplessly in the death grip of a 38-pound python after the serpent slithered into a Florida family's backyard and coiled around its neck.
Duke's owners called emergency services just after 10pm when they saw the 10-foot African rock python coiled around their 60-pound pet's neck on August 30.
But within five minutes, he was dead.
The news comes after a rock python that had escaped from a Canadian pet store killed two sleeping boys, Noah and Connor Barthes, last month.
It is not known when the python slid into the family's backyard, in an area southeast of Tamiami Trail and Krome Avenue in Miami where a colony of snakes had been breeding.
The homeowner, who refused to give her name, told CBS Miami her son tried to ? the snake.
'He tried to take it [the snake] away from his [Duke's] neck with his hands, his bare hands,' she said.
'It was so strong, he couldn't do it. He ran out inside, he got gardening scissors. He tried to cut it off. It didn't work.'
The woman said she had never seen anything like it in 10 years of living in the area near the Everglades.
'Be careful, especially with young kids, because something that big can ? a kid,' she said.
While the family did not wish to be identified, CBS Miami reported the attack happened at the family home of accused murderer Jose R. Rojas.
Rojas was charged with the grisly torture and murder of his boss and a co-worker last year.
According to the Miami Herald, an off-duty fire captain and reality TV star, Charles 'Big Country' Seifert of the Animal Planet show Swamp Wars, managed to capture the python, which was later euthanized.
Seifert's co-star, Captain Jeff Fobb of Miami-Dade Fire Rescue’s Venom One unit, said firefighters discovered two bite wounds on the python's neck, raising questions about who struck first.
'It’s difficult to tell if the snake attacked the dog,' he said.
'A snake would’ve had trouble eating a dog that size, so it might’ve been a defensive move [after the dog attacked the snake]'.
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oh ? !
Florida is a breeding ground for snakes though. -
SMH @ Them killing the python.
? 's a tragedy. -
That python never asked for any of this.
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R.I.P
side note- I was thinking about getting a Siberian husky after I saw this video
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Hahaha, I just seen this on the news around 5pm.
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Shoulda got a pit bull
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LOL at the sad pic of the dog like those stupid commercials with the sad music
I wanted to see a pic of a snake with the imprint of a half swallowed dog in it
The story about the 2 kids is bugged.How you don't wake up when a 10 ft 100 lb snake falls through the ceiling and on you while sleep
that would wake me up -
so they was snapping pics instead of jumpin the snake?
rip lassie -
That sucks. I woulda shot the ? out that python. If my dog makes it she makes it. ? tried to cut it with garden shears. That's trill and stupid at the same damn time. ? around cut it and get bit lol. Naw I'm shooting or using the taser.
And ? at those pics in the spoiler. Animality finish ? . -
Why are there pics? If a Python had my dog is grab my 9...
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When in doubt, shoot it. Nah, shoot it first, period.
Garden scissors? -
get out of your feelings, fiat.
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themadlionsfan wrote: »Shoulda got a pit bull
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GjPl925afI -
LOL at that sympathy picture of poor Fido. He got the do know wrong eyes and everything.
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*I'd
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Pythons are taking down the alligator population here in Florida as well so it's not as surprising to a resident.
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oh ? !
Florida is a breeding ground for snakes though.
The Everglades at that. ? practically live in a swamp.
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Gold_Certificate wrote: »themadlionsfan wrote: »Shoulda got a pit bull
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GjPl925afI
Man ? you -
Man another reason to say ? Florida
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Gardening scissors tho..?!?
I woulda brought the machete out for that ? (yes, I have a machete brehs) -
Word....if pythons can challenge lions and crocs in Africa I think it can take a pit bull
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Copper ?
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pythons are a growing problem in florida cuz morons get them as pets then release them when they get to big. shouldn't of had a siberian huskey in florida anyway, too hot.
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Make me scoe
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