Two brothers strangled to death by a 16-foot python

Police in Canada are looking into the deaths of two young boys who appear to have been strangled by a python.
The boys, ages 5 and 7, were found dead Monday morning at an apartment in Campbellton, New Brunstwick. They had been sleeping over at a friend's apartment above a reptile store called the Reptile Ocean.

Early indications suggest that the python from the store escaped its enclosure, got into the ventilation system, then the apartment.
It then fell through the ceiling, dropped onto the small boys from above and strangled the two boys.

The python has been captured, and police have the snake in their possession.

Meanwhile, the store, Reptile Ocean Inc., offered condolences on its Facebook page before the page shut down."deepest symphathies goes out to the family of the children. a terrible accident without a meaning. this page will be shut down temporarily to avoid any further demeaning comments. you should be ashamed of yourselves," the post read."we all have a heavy heart today. as anyone would. and attacks on the animals owner are unneccesary."