Papillion, NE – A Papillion man died late Wednesday night, hours after his pet snake wrapped itself around his neck. Paramedics found 35-year-old Corey Burns at 635 South Washington Street in Papillion on Wednesday afternoon.
Papillion Police Lieutenant, Chris Whitted, tells Action 3 News that Burns was showing the six-foot python to a friend, when it attacked him.
“He began to choke and was unable to speak,” says Whitted, “She tried to get the snake off him, but could not.”
Burns had no signs of life when officers and medics arrived on the scene. The snake did not attack paramedics or officers as they removed it from Burns’ neck. The python is currently in custody of the Nebraska Humane Society.
A member of the Humane Society says it’s not clear why the snake attacked. Burns was on life support for at Midlands Hospital for hours, before passing away.
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