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In response to the tragedy, the city of Montreal announced Sunday it is considering stiffening its laws on exotic snakes. Reptile Ocean's Facebook page was flooded with angry comments Sunday after a post saying commenters should "be ashamed of themselves" for blaming the store. It also said it would temporarily deactivate its page to "avoid further demeaning comments."
Kevin Craig, a wildlife biologist with the province's Natural Resources department, said in a 2009 interview that pet stores pushed for the change because the province's regulations were more restrictive than other jurisdictions.Ĭalls to the pet store by The Canadian Press were not returned on Monday but Comeau said Reptile Ocean was licensed to operate and "everything was according to our bylaws, to the provincial guidelines." Under the change, pet stores were then able to sell non-venomous snakes up to three metres in length. In 2009, the province of New Brunswick allowed a wider variety of snakes, lizards and other exotic pets into the province. She pointed out that more people are killed by dogs than by snakes.Įducation is important to understanding and dealing with such animals, she said. In the New Brunswick tragedy, she said they could have been startled, or smelled something else that was a regular food source in the room. Janes said snakes don't usually see humans as food. She regularly handles exotic snakes and says they can be aggressive, but it's usually for one of two reasons: "They bite because they're feeling scared or threatened, or because they smell food." "We were absolutely shocked and saddened," she said Monday afternoon. Lisa Janes is a co-owner and curator of Little Ray's Reptile Zoo, a private zoo and education program in Ontario and the Maritimes. "This is a tragedy," said Deputy Mayor Ian Comeau. It's not yet clear how the snake escaped, but officials now have it in their possession. Initial reports suggested the snake was a boa constrictor. Police were called to the residence on Pleasant Street at 6:30 a.m. "It's believed the two boys were strangled by the snake," she said, noting that autopsies are scheduled for tomorrow in Saint John. Julie Rogers-Marsh said the preliminary investigation led police to believe that a python escaped its enclosure at the store sometime overnight. Initial information indicates the snake got into the ventilation system and then into the apartment upstairs. The RCMP released the ages of the two boys, but have not yet identified the pair. The non-venomous snake typically kills by constricting its victims. RCMP said the snake is an African rock python, as long as 4.5 metres and weighing approximately 45 kg. "I can tell you it's a criminal investigation right now to determine if any criminal act is responsible for the death of the two boys."
Alain Tremblay said police are in the first stage of a criminal investigation. Savoie reportedly found the two boys and called 911, police said. His son was in another room and was unharmed, police say.Ĭampbellton RCMP Sgt. Reptile Ocean owner Jean-Claude Savoie was hosting the two boys, aged five and seven, for a sleepover with his own son. where the two boys, aged five and seven, were found dead Monday morning. Police confirmed that the store owner also resides in the upstairs apartment in Campbellton, N.B. New Brunswick RCMP have launched a criminal investigation into the deaths of two young boys killed by a python that reportedly slithered through ventilation shafts after it escaped from a reptile store, though police say it's too early to determine whether charges will be laid.
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