%0 Journal Article %T Death caused by a constricting snake--an infant death %J Journal of forensic sciences %D 1989 %A McCarty, V. O. %A Cox, Robert A. %A Haglund, B. %V 34 %N 1 %P 239-243 %X A 21-month-old male was found dead in his crib. An escaped pet python snake (Python reticulatus) was found near the child on a cribside shelf. Autopsy findings included petechiae associated with asphyxial death plus puncture wounds consistent with the reptile's teeth. This report details this 1982 death of a child in Reno, Nevada, and includes illustration of the reptile's bite marks plus description of snake jaw mechanics in swallowing.

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