Exotic Incident #1916
Incident Date:
03/26/2013
Location:
DeLand, FL - USA
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Facility Type:
Exotic Pet (E)
Incident Category:
Animal health issue (RX)
Species:
Reptiles
Animal:
Alligator Snapping Turtle, Pythons, Lizards, Turtles
Animal disposition:
Summary:
A man was charged with tampering with physical evidence, failure to allow inspection of captive wildlife, and failure to provide his turtles with a basking platform after the man prevented officers from entering his home and tried to hide some of his reptiles. Florida Wildlife Commission officers found an alligator snapping turtle, a protected species which requires a permit to possess, inside of a washing machine along with other “legal” reptiles such as pythons, lizards and other turtles.
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