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Jeff corwin joins me now. jeff, does it make sense that a snake could do something like this? >> these snakes are some of the most powerful stealthy predators on the planet and they can be dangerous. this is not the first time a human has been killed by an african rock python. with that said, this is incredibly rare. humans are not the target prey for snakes like this. >> humans aren't on their food chain? >> no, not at all. this is an animal that's eating everything from large reptiles to even antelope. so they are big enough, especially a snake this size that is between 10 and 15 in length, ...

Parole after pleading guilty last week to hundreds of charges of kidnapping and rape. heather: time now for this horrifying story for you out canada where police say a python escaped from an exotic pet store and killed these two young boys were asleep in upstairs apartment. david lee miller live for news new york with more details on the story. david, the first obvious question how did the snake get loose? >> reporter: heather the owner of the pet store said the snake, an african rock python, slithered out of its enclosure through a venttation system. this has shocked the down in new brunswick...

Department telling all americans in yemen to get out now. both the u.s. and british embassies have been evacuated. police are considering whether to file charges against the owner of a snake that killed two young boys. this is a horrible story. the five and seven-year-olds were at a sleep overat a friend's home in canada. above the pet store, the 100-pound, 15-foot long african rock python somehow escaped its cage, got into the ventilation system. it's believed it strangled the boys as they slept. horrible. arkansas attorney general ordering one school district to release the names of 20 t...

Television station the president store owner was described as vicious and never handled by anyone except during maintenance. after discovering bottomed disof two boys, he wanted the snake to be killed. it is in the custody of investigators. an autopsy of the two boys scheduled to take place later today. heather. heather: david lee, what about the possibility of any criminal charges? have those been filed? >> reporter: this is described as ongoing investigation. as of now, no criminal charges have been filed. local law allowed the sale of non-venomous snakes up to nine feet in length. the store...

Power, the sheer power of a python? >> pie thons are extremely muss skew lar and they squeeze their prey. constrictors are very strong and, you know, when we talk about this specific animal. if it was 15 feet long and 99 pounds, that really is considered a slender snake. the snake that i have here behind the glass is a 15 foot python that's 150 pounds and is considered a large reticulated python. this was an african rock python so it's similar in size when they become adults. >> i know that here in the states there are differing laws depending on the state. this was canada. go back to why woul...