Two children were killed Monday morning by a python that got loose from an urban zoo in Canada and slithered into an upstairs apartment.
Two boys, ages five and seven, were staying at their friend's home just above Reptile Ocean in Campbellton, N.B., when the snake strangled them, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police told NBC News.
The snake apparently escaped through Reptile Ocean overnight and managed to escape into the upstairs apartment through the building's ventilation system, according to police. It is not yet clear how the snake escaped, CBC News reported.
"The city is in shock," Deputy Mayor Ian Comeau said, according to CBC News.
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