Woman attempts to set snake on fire, damages her house

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. May 3, 2006 (AP)— After being told by her apartment complex management that it was not their responsibility to remove a snake for her porch, a woman set the reptile on fire and caused $1,000 damage to vinyl siding.

Shatavia Kearney, 19, called the Charter Landing Apartments office Sunday and asked someone to remove a snake for her porch. Police said she told them she was told to deal with the situation herself, The Florida Times-Union reported Wednesday

So Kearney doused the snake with a flammable liquid and set it on fire, according to a police report by the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office.

In the process, the vinyl siding caught fire and was charred and melted in two places.

No one was charged and the snake got away.

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well atleast the snake got away .

Originally Posted by markface

well atleast the snake got away .

...but in what condition? If the description is accurate (hey, it happens), it was doused in flammable liquid and set on fire. Odds are, it didn't get away unscathed.

Too bad about the damage to the house. It should have burnt down the whole dang place. I can't think of anything more cruel that being doused and then set on fire. Someone should have asked the little air-head if she would have liked that to happen to her.

I at least hope the snake is ok.....