8 Ft. Rock Python Called Tiny “Hugged” Her Owner To Death In An Attempt To Cuddle

Facts

‘When I was at Bristol University all those years ago, my own Rock Python struck me in the face and took three of my teeth.

‘I was a celebrity for a small while it was reported. This was because it is so unusual for an animal like this to react in this way, that is why it made the news.’

The fallDan’s mom, Babs Brandon shared how they found Dan’s body and how Tiny hid in a box and did not show herself to them after.

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I heard a crash from upstairs and I thought he had knocked something over, I assumed it was his dumbbells.

‘We shouted for dinner at 7.15pm and as he didn’t answer my husband went upstairs. He then called me up as he thought he had fallen asleep, which does happen quite a bit.

‘I went up and he was face down on the floor. He felt a little bit cold. There were 10 snakes and 12 tarantulas all away in the vivarium but I could not see Tiny.

‘At that point, I shook him to try and wake him up and called 999. Nobody saw Tiny until later; she had hidden under a box that Dan used to put all his snake stuff in and she had found a way under there and was coiled up.’

The aftermath

The paramedics were called and they arrived 8 minutes after, but despite their efforts, they weren’t able to save Dan.

Mrs. Brandon then decided to keep Tiny even after Dan’s death.

‘She was his baby and she loved him. She could be temperamental, if she didn’t want to be held she would pretend to strike or hiss but she never felt threatened by him and he loved her.”