A central Florida couple have been convicted in the death of a toddler strangled in her crib by a pet python.
A jury this week found 21-year-old mother Jaren Hare and her live-in boyfriend, 34-year-old Charles "Jason" Darnell, guilty of manslaughter, third-degree murder and child neglect.
They each face 35 years in prison.
Both previously rejected plea agreements for 10 years in prison.
Authorities say a 2.44m albino Burmese python wrapped itself around 2-year-old Shianna Hare's head on July 1, 2009.
Testimony revealed the snake had not been fed for a month before the attack.
Defence attorneys argued that the death was an accident, and there was no way to know that the tame pet would kill a child.
