Pet snake strangles man in his home
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A 13-foot boa constrictor wrapped itself around its owner’s neck and killed the man in his Cincinnati home, authorities said. An acquaintance found Ted Dres, 48, inside the snake’s cage and called police.
Officers and an animal protection group had to remove the snake, which was still strangling Dres.
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