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On page 27 of "Boas and Pythons of the World" by herpetologist Mark O'Shea, the author mentions an incident in Uganda in 1951 where an African Rock Python swallowed a 13 year old, subsequently regurgitating the victim. Neither of the children in the alleged New Brunswick attack were consumed. [[Special:Contributions/99.242.144.216|99.242.144.216]] ([[User talk:99.242.144.216|talk]]) 08:28, 9 August 2013 (UTC)
:Just to clarify on the original question, two kids were killed in New Brunswick, but they were not consumed (eaten) by the pythons. In a 2002 case, a 10-year-old was allegedly swallowed by an African Rock Python, but the snake was not captured, and with nothing but witness accounts the incident was not "verified". A 1973 report of a soldier who was recovered from the stomach of a large python was similarly unverifiable. [[User:Agyle|Agyle]] ([[User talk:Agyle|talk]]) 08:57, 23 December 2013 (UTC)
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