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US Girl Killed by Family's Pet Python
An 8-year-old US girl died after her neck was wrapped by her family's pet Burmese python, the Allegheny County coroner's office in Pennsylvinia said Saturday.
Amber Mountain died at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Friday night. Amber's mother found the girl with the snake around her neck Wednesday at the family's home in Irwin, Pennsylvania, about 25 miles (40 km) east of Pittsburgh. The girl was unconscious and had no pulse when paramedics arrived.
The 10-foot (3.3-meter)-long snake, one of five owned by the family, apparently escaped from the cage, police said.
It is legal to keep exotic snakes as pets in Irwin. The girl's father has been described as a snake enthusiast.
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