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08-27-2008, 05:18 PM
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zookeeper killed by Burmese python
BBC NEWS | Americas | Python kills Venezuelan zookeeper
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Python kills Venezuelan zookeeper
A three-metre (10-foot) python has killed a student zookeeper who let the snake out of its enclosure in Venezuela while working a night shift at the zoo.
Horrified employees at the Caracas zoo discovered the Burmese Python as it tried to swallow its victim's head, local media reported.
The co-workers beat the snake to force it to release Erick Arrieta's body.
Marks on the biology student's left wrist suggested the snake had bitten him before crushing him to death.
Arrieta, who was 29, had been supervising the reptile section alone on Saturday night when he broke zoo rules by opening the snake's cage, Venezuela's El Universal newspaper quoted zoo officials as saying.
The snake was donated to the Caracas zoo two months ago and was not on public display, said the zoo's management in a statement.
"The young man underestimated the animal's instinct," said Javier Hernandez, director general of the Parque del Este zoo.
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08-27-2008, 05:23 PM
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Re: zookeeper killed by Burmese pythons
 thats terrible
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08-27-2008, 05:28 PM
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Re: zookeeper killed by Burmese pythons
2 person rule, my boa is almost 10 feet.
Thank you for the article.
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08-27-2008, 05:46 PM
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Re: zookeeper killed by Burmese python
I don't like how they worded that last part..."underestimated the animal's instict" ..... maybe its just me. Sad news nonetheless.
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08-27-2008, 05:57 PM
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Re: zookeeper killed by Burmese python
10' snake.... AT LEAST one other person. Ideally 2 other people.... One other person can't unwrap the snake from you. Best they could do is call 911. Yikes.
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08-27-2008, 06:21 PM
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Re: zookeeper killed by Burmese python
kind of sad, but pure stupidity, so i have little sympathy.
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08-27-2008, 06:48 PM
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Re: zookeeper killed by Burmese python
terrible. to bad he didnt follow the rules.
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08-27-2008, 06:51 PM
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Re: zookeeper killed by Burmese python
Terrible to hear but at least the zoo isnt killing the snake and blaming the snake for it.
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