TCPALM (Stuart, Florida) 27 August 10 Sebastian woman bitten by python was taking care of snake for her son (Lamaur Stancil)

Sebastian: The woman bitten by a 12-foot-long albino Burmese python had been caring for the reptile for her son, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

The victim, identified Friday as Kim Bradford, told authorities she had been the caretaker of the snake named Banana for about a year, FWC spokeswoman Joy Hill said. Bradford was bitten by Banana on her hand at her home in the 400 block of Tulip Drive Thursday.

FWC officials are investigating whether the nonvenomous python, which was euthanized by Indian River County Animal Control, was registered with the state. As of Friday, Hill said they had found no registration.

Bradford was hospitalized Thursday, but there was no information available about her condition. She could not be reached for comment.

Burmese pythons are listed as a “conditional” reptile by FWC, which prohibited personal ownership of the snakes as of July 1. However, anyone who had a Burmese python licensed by the state prior to that date is permitted to keep it.

http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2010/aug/27/sebastian-woman-bitten-by-python-was-taking-care/
Sebastian woman bitten by python was taking care of snake for her son

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