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Python Kills Intern

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CARACAS, Venezuela - A college student working the night shift at a Venezuelan zoo is dead after letting a 10-foot python out of its enclosure.

Javier Hernandez manages the small zoo at Caracas' General Francisco de Miranda Park. He said Monday that 29-year-old Erick Arrieta violated park rules by letting the Asian python out early Saturday.

The biology major was found strangled to death, with a snake bite on his left wrist.

The python turned up down the hall.

Submitted on 08/25/2008

Submitted by: Jon Fields
Reference: Yahoo News- 25 August 2008

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Candi said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award
Okay, I'm just going to ignore my boss who's been here forever and let out this really BIG snake...Sheesh!


Tracy said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award
There's more info here : http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,24242797-401,00.html I like this one - he's a Biology student, so should know what a 10ft python is! It does need a more humourous writeup though, rather than just a cut-n-paste news story


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