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No Boa Constrictors

September 5, 2013 permalink

The tragic death of two boys last month from an escaped python in New Brunswick has initiated a campaign by police and CAS to rid Ontario of exotic pets in the home. A Barrie father has been fined for having two red tail boa constrictors, and CAS is involved, presumably threatening to take his children. Our research shows that boas are smaller than pythons, and live on prey animals smaller than children. Some homes use boas for rodent control.

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Barrie man ordered to get rid of boa constrictors

Simcoe County’s Children’s Aid Society has been called in after two young children were found living in a Barrie home with a pair of red tail boa constrictors.

Simcoe County’s Children’s Aid Society has been called in after two young children were found living in a Barrie home with a pair of red tail boa constrictors.

Barrie bylaw officers found out about the snakes a month ago and ordered their removal. The owner complied, but the snakes were later brought back into the home, according to bylaw officials.

On Wednesday, Barrie police officers were called to help charge the 27-year-old man with harbouring exotic animals.

Bylaw enforcement officers were concerned because two children under 5 live in the home.

The Barrie man was fined $400 and has a week to remove the snakes.

CAS wouldn’t discuss the case when contacted.

Last month, two New Brunswick boys, aged 5 and 7, died after an African rock python escaped from a pet store beneath the apartment in which they were sleeping. The snake slithered through a ventilation system and suffocated the boys, who were there for a sleepover, police said.

The Ontario government later announced it was looking into rules covering exotic animals in the wake of the New Brunswick deaths.

Source: Toronto Star

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