article_snippet: Suspected culprit: This African Rock Python is pictured on Jean-Claude SavoieFacebook and could be the one that killed Boys as Boys slept .
article_snippet: This was a unique case in Canada and required consultation with experts familiar with African rock pythons,' Constable Jullie Rogers-Marsh said in a press release. '
article_snippet: Outlawed: African rock pythons like this one have been banned in New Brunswick since 1992 unless a permit is obtained .
article_snippet: A reptile expert who came in contact with the python six weeks before the tragedy said it was 'vicious' and nervous around people.
article_snippet: African rock pythons have been banned in New Brunswick since 1992 unless a permit is obtained.
article_snippet: Attacks by African rock pythons are rare, but not unheard of.