OXFORD, IN. (THECOUNT) — An Indiana woman was found unresponsive after becoming the victim of an apparent constriction death involving a snake Wednesday in Oxford, according to reports.
The victim, who has not been identified, was found dead at a Oxford residence with a 8-foot python “around her neck” Wednesday night, Benton County police say.
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Indiana State Police said Benton County Sheriff Don Munson found the woman inside the Oxford home, according to CBS4INDY.
It appeared the woman had been “killed by a reptile,” police confirmed.
ISP described the building as a “reptile home” that had been specifically set up to house snakes. According to the Journal & Courier, police found an eight-foot-long python around the woman’s neck.
Police said the woman’s cause of death would be officially determined during an autopsy that’s been scheduled for Friday.
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Geo quick facts: Oxford is a town in Oak Grove Township, Benton County, Indiana. The population was 1,162 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Lafayette, Indiana, Metropolitan Statistical Area – Wikipedia.