Forked tongue -- but not a politician's
Probably the most interesting topic in this morning's meeting was the strange but true tale of the 4-foot-long python that bit a 15-month-old toddler in a Charlotte park.
The boy suffered a pair of bite marks but no serious injuries. On the other hand, the snake may not make it, having been pummeled by a park maintenance worker with a shovel.
A Charlotte pet store owner has taken the snake into his care and was absolutely beside himself that the worker dared attack the poor reptile.
"It was a totally harmless thing," he told The Charlotte Observer. "Why attack a harmless thing?"
The big question: How in the world does a python wind up in a Charlotte park?
We'll probably write about this one for Monday's Short Stack, a weekly combination of editorial briefs. It's too good not to do something on it.
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Posted on September 5, 2008 10:57 AM