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10-31-2019, 02:53 PM

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An 8-foot python was coiled around the neck of a woman found dead inside a home filled with 140 snakes in Oxford, Indiana, police said.

The home is owned by Benton County Sheriff Donald E. Munson, property records show. IndyStar left a message for Munson with Benton County dispatchers on Thursday.

Benton County Sheriff's Department officers found the body of Laura Hurst, 36, of Battle Ground, Ind., in a snake-filled home in the 600 block of North Dan Patch Drive shortly before 9 p.m. Wednesday, Indiana State Police Sgt. Kim Riley said. The community is located about 25 miles northwest of Lafayette.

An 8-foot long reticulated python was loosely coiled around Hurst's neck, Riley said. Medics tried unsuccessfully to revive her.

Hurst owned about 20 of the about 140 snakes that were kept at the home. Riley said she visits the home about twice a week. No one lives in the home, which Riley said is "made for the keeping of snakes."

Riley said the snake may have caused the woman's death, but it was too soon to know for sure on Thursday.

An autopsy was expected to be performed Friday.

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JColt	Little more info An 8-foot python was coiled around the neck of a woman found dead inside a home filled with 140 snakes in Oxford, Indiana, police said. The home is owned by Benton County Sheriff Donald E. Munson, property records show. IndyStar left a message for Munson with Benton County dispatchers on Thursday. Benton County Sheriff's Department officers found the body of Laura Hurst, 36, of Battle Ground, Ind., in a snake-filled home in the 600 block of North Dan Patch Drive shortly before 9 p.m. Wednesday, Indiana State Police Sgt. Kim Riley said. The community is located about 25 miles northwest of Lafayette. An 8-foot long reticulated python was loosely coiled around Hurst's neck, Riley said. Medics tried unsuccessfully to revive her. Hurst owned about 20 of the about 140 snakes that were kept at the home. Riley said she visits the home about twice a week. No one lives in the home, which Riley said is "made for the keeping of snakes." Riley said the snake may have caused the woman's death, but it was too soon to know for sure on Thursday. An autopsy was expected to be performed Friday.