Exotic Incident #1167
Incident Date:
06/26/2008
Location:
New Castle, DE - USA
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Facility Type:
Exotic Pet (E)
Incident Category:
Animal Death by human (DH)
Species:
Reptiles
Animal:
Gaboon viper, Venezuelan rattlesnake, pigmy rattlesnake
Animal disposition:
Dead
Summary:
Police responding to a domestic dispute entered an apartment and found three glass tanks containing dangerous snakes, including a Gaboon viper, a Venezuelan rattlesnake, and a pigmy rattlesnake. Kent County SPCA confiscated the snakes and destroyed them.
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