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It was a 9 foot boa constrictor, which is currently in the custody of the Nebraska Humane Society (local shelter). The man was frequently seen putting the snake around his neck and carrying it around.
He took it out and draped it around his neck to show off to a girlfriend, and it must have gotten nervous, and tightened up, and cut off his airway.
Apparently the girlfriend was helpless, and the police couldn't get it off of him quickly either--the NHS person finally got the snake off of the guy, and the paramedics rushed him to the hospital.
They were doing CPR in the ambulance, but from the result, obviously the hypoxia had caused too much brain damage.
Omaha's ordinance bans snakes that reach over 8 feet as an adult.
We are all asking why it took so long to unwrap a 9 foot boa, but for whatever reason...it happened. The herp society here was quick to make a statement on this accident, and do a bit of damage control, and it was published.
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