Exotic Incident #2345
Incident Date:
03/23/2016
Location:
Winnetka, IL - USA
Facility Name:
Facility Type:
Exotic Pet (E)
Incident Category:
Abandoned animal (AA)
Species:
Reptiles
Animal:
Python, leopard gecko
Animal disposition:
Dead
Summary:
Severely abused pythons and leopard geckos were removed from a home and brought to the Chicago Exotics Animal Hospital. They were kept in awful conditions, in feces and covered with snake mites.
Some of the reptiles were already dead and some died at the hospital. Out of four leopard geckos, and two have survived, and out of five snakes, three have survived.
Action take by Born Free USA:
Notes:
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/03/23/pet-snakes-geckos-found-living-in-horrifying-conditions-in-winnetka-home/