Exotic Incident #2342
Incident Date:
03/23/2016
Location:
Center Moreland, PA - USA
Facility Name:
Facility Type:
Exotic Pet (E)
Incident Category:
Animal Death (AD)
Species:
Primates
Animal:
Timber rattlesnake
Animal disposition:
Other
Summary:
A man named Gustave David Salazar was charged with the illegal purchase or sales of reptiles and wildlife and related counts following an 18-month undercover investigation of his timber rattlesnake transactions by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission.
Salazar acknowledged that some of the rattlesnakes were used for “food and snake liquor.”
Action take by Born Free USA:
Notes:
http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/man-charged-for-dealing-in-snakes-1.2022064