“I did what?” said a California man, and more

“I did what?” said a California man

A California man has been charged with biting a live python. David Senk, 54, says he has a drinking problem and doesn’t remember chomping into the python at a local convenience store, where its owner was showing off her pet. Police said the python was behaving peacefully when Senk “just out of the blue took a bite,” causing serious injuries that required surgery. “I did what?” Senk said to a reporter later. “If you find the owner, tell him I’m real sorry.” He was arrested on charges of unlawfully maiming a reptile.

Remembering rapper Tupac Shakur

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Tupac Shakur’s former rap group, the Outlawz, last week claimed that after his death, in 1996, they mixed the rapper’s ashes in a marijuana cigarette and smoked him. Group members said they were inspired by his track “Black Jesus,” which features the line “Last wishes, n-----s smoke my ashes.” Rapper E.D.I. Mean said they fulfilled this request by lighting up at a beachside memorial ceremony. “How serious was he about it? We took that s--- seriously.”

Aerial photo shoot turns into nasty surprise

An Arkansas man who was taking aerial photos of his house from a plane spotted two men burglarizing it. “I looked down, and sure enough, there was a truck hooked onto a trailer, and guys were loading stuff up,” said Steven Lynn, who was flying in the passenger seat of his friend’s Cessna. The pilot followed the thieves as they made their getaway, while Lynn directed police officers over his phone. The burglars were arrested two miles from the crime scene. Lynn said he hoped to fly over his home again, but added, “I’ll be nervous until I see there’s nobody there.”