Pet Store Owner Rescued After Being Crushed by Python
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The owner of a northern Kentucky reptile store is recovering after police officers pried off a 20-foot python that was crushing the man. Newport police tell local news outlets that owner Terry Wilkens was feeding the snake Monday morning when the 125-pound python attacked. According to multiple reports, Wilkens was showing Melissa McElfresh how to feed the snake and clean the cage when it attacked him. She then called 911. Police Chief Tom Collins says Wilkens wasn't breathing when officers were trying to free him, but he did resume breathing before he was taken to University of Cincinnati Medical Center. Collins says Wilkens' health appears to be improving and he's even talking. Police are working with animal control to determine if the python would need to be removed from the shop, which carries more than 100 snakes.
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