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April 16th, 2013 
FACEBOOK PHOTO: The mother charged with keeping a python.
Source: The Courier-Mail
A TOWNSVILLE mother who photographed her son with a python’s head in his mouth and uploaded it to the internet has been fined for unlawfully possessing the reptile.
The 24-year-old, came to the attention of authorities after posting the photo of her son and the black-headed python – named “China” – to her Facebook page on March 16.
The Department of Child Safety firstly investigated the single mother-of-two but did not pursue the matter because the snake was not venomous, but “China” and another snake were seized from the home on March 18.
Yesterday the mother, who cannot be named, pleaded guilty in Townsville Magistrates Court to keeping a python without authorisation and was fined $300.
“I’ve got to ask,” the Magistrate asked. “What was the python doing in her child’s mouth?”
The mother said it was not in his mouth, but “it was around his lip”.
The photo has since been deleted, but there were still several photos of the mother and her kids with snakes.
No conviction was recorded.
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