Python Owners Jaren Hare and her boyfriend Charles Darnell were sentenced to 12 years after their pet python escaped from its caged and strangled Hare's 2-year-old daughter.

Twelve years after a toddler was asphyxiated in her crib by a pet Burmese python that had escaped from its enclosure, the child’s mother has been released from prison.

While its not against the law to eat python, it's just not recommended, according to FWC's Python Challenge website. Here's what to know before trying it out. What are Burmese pythons?