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| Large snake kills two children in New Brunswick, Canada | |
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| A snake escaped from a pet shop and killed two children in the Canadian province of New Brunswick, police say. | |
| In a statement, the Royal Mounted Canadian Police said they believed the reptile had strangled two boys, aged five and seven, in Campbellton. | |
| The boys were staying overnight at a friend's apartment above the pet shop. | |
| Police said they believe the snake slipped out of its cage overnight and travelled through the ventilation. The serpent has been captured by police. | |
| Officers were called to the address on Monday morning where the two boys were found dead, said a police statement. | |
| "The preliminary investigation has led police to believe that a large exotic snake had escaped its enclosure at the store sometime overnight, and got into the ventilation system, then into the upstairs apartment," said the statement. | |
| Post-mortem examinations will be performed on the two boys on Tuesday. |