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Old 01-13-2005, 11:40 PM   #1
Clay Davenport
Snake blamed for $12,000 in fire damage

OREM, Utah (AP) - An unlikely source is to blame for about $12,000 in fire damage to a home.

Police speculate Landon Nielsen's pet boa constrictor wrapped itself around a heat lamp inside the cage and pulled the lamp down, which set the cage ablaze.

The fire spread, destroying the snake, the bedroom where the snake was kept and causing about $12,000 in damage throughout the home, Lt. Doug Edwards said. The home's occupants escaped unharmed.

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Old 01-14-2005, 01:07 PM   #2
Labinnah
Am I reading this right? The heat lamp was INSIDE the cage? o_O?
 
Old 01-14-2005, 01:29 PM   #3
DAND
Figures, snake blamed, not idiot human for setting up lighting improperly. There should be some sort of mandatory testing done prior to animal ownership.
 
Old 01-14-2005, 04:24 PM   #4
jmkhet
I agree, maybe that will stop impulse buys.There should be a quiz persay for every animal you wish to keep.It would be safer that way, for both parties(humans and animals).Good luck with making any of this happen though lol.
 
Old 01-14-2005, 11:16 PM   #5
user*name
Too bad the snake died

Its stories like this that give reptile enthusiasts a bad name
 

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