Two children die in apparent python attack in Canada

Details are few and changing, but the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation is reporting that two children ages 5 and 7 are dead after a large python escaped its enclosure in the pet store below their apartment overnight in the town of Campbellton, New Brunswick.

According to the constable, it is thought the python entered the upstairs apartment through the ventilation system. "It's believed the two boys were strangled by the snake," she said. It is unknown at this time what type of snake is involved, which was initially reported as a boa constrictor.

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UPDATE: To hear an interview with the python owner who found the children, please visit globalnews.ca.

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