And -- the snake had escaped through the vent before.
So when it did so --again-- and then killed two children as a consequence, I am honestly stumped as how anybody could not see Savoie as culpable.
eta: nao, I know you are passionate about snakes. I so appreciate that you advocate for them (I like reptiles, too), and I get what you're saying and why.
But African Rock Pythons -are- 'notoriously aggressive'. They just are - it's a well-known fact that they are not an easy snake to keep, for that reason. Also, this one in particular is said to have been abnormally aggressive even for its species, and this was known among the people who'd handled it.
I don't for a moment think a snake is like a dog, but if I had a snake that big and that aggressive, which had escaped before (as you say 'they remember') and the enclosure had previously proved NOT to be secure, I would NOT choose to leave sleeping children adjacent to it. At the least, for a risk of a nasty bite.
I think the 'homocide' reference in the paper is probably 'negligent'.
So when it did so --again-- and then killed two children as a consequence, I am honestly stumped as how anybody could not see Savoie as culpable.
eta: nao, I know you are passionate about snakes. I so appreciate that you advocate for them (I like reptiles, too), and I get what you're saying and why.
But African Rock Pythons -are- 'notoriously aggressive'. They just are - it's a well-known fact that they are not an easy snake to keep, for that reason. Also, this one in particular is said to have been abnormally aggressive even for its species, and this was known among the people who'd handled it.
I don't for a moment think a snake is like a dog, but if I had a snake that big and that aggressive, which had escaped before (as you say 'they remember') and the enclosure had previously proved NOT to be secure, I would NOT choose to leave sleeping children adjacent to it. At the least, for a risk of a nasty bite.
I think the 'homocide' reference in the paper is probably 'negligent'.