Woman receives citation for harboring the snake

A Kansas woman, Chrystal Wilson, faces a charge of harboring a vicious python after her pet grabbed onto her neck.Chrystal Wilson of Lyons took out the eight-foot-long albino snake from its cage to feed it when it clasped its jaws on the side of her neck. A child in the house called police. Officer Max Bryant forced the jaws of the snake apart with his hands. Luckily, the snake had small teeth rather than sharp fangs.The snake was not wrapped around Wilson but she was reportedly visibly upset because she could not get it off her neck, Detmer said.Wilson was ordered to remove the snake from the home because it poses a risk to children there. She received a misdemeanor citation for harboring the snake.