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Snake vs. cop

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By Josh Grossberg on April 19, 2008 8:56 PM | | Comments (0) |
A pet-shop owner takes a python out of its cage. That wasn't her first mistake. Her first mistake was having the python in the first place.

I guess it's sort of a danger of the job, being eaten by a snake. In fact, that's how several reporters have described my editing.

According to this story in the Oregonian, once the snake had its chance, it slithered into action. And it happened to a Eugene woman, which somehow makes it funnier.

Teresa Rossiter, who has owned Best Friends in Eugene since February, was attacked just as she was about to show Darla the python to a customer.

"I reached in to grab her head, and she grabbed me first," Rossiter said Friday. "She bit onto my right finger on my right hand and with her body grabbed my left arm and threw me to the floor."

Long story short: The cop showed up and pried the animal away and is now being hailed as a hero. The end 


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Daily Breeze reporter Donna Littlejohn has shared her homes with a succession of wonderful, funny, and occasionally difficult canines -- Muffin, Fritz, Ellie, Mercy, Pilgrim and now Cowboy, an Australian shepherd-border collie, and Tess, a border collie. From strong-willed terriers to weirdly obsessed Australian shepherds, they've invaded her world with boundless energy, wet noses, muddy paws and soggy tennis balls. But they've really brought so much more than that -- like laughter and joy, some unexpected life lessons, and more than a few tears along the way.

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Josh Grossberg grew up with the usual array of animals: goldfish, dogs, hamsters, parakeets and turtles. He now owns the loudest dog in the South Bay(Video: Rocket the Dog) and is the least popular person on his block. He spends his free time in dog parks, pet shops and always has an extra plastic bag in his pocket just in case. He also has a cat.

E-mail Josh at josh.grossberg@dailybreeze.com.

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