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Over a Dozen Snakes Killed After a Venomous One Bit Their Owner

Incident Date:
09/10/2024
Location:
Florence, SC - USA
Facility Name:
Facility Type:
Exotic Pet (E)
Incident Category:
Escape/Attack resulting in human injury (HI)
Species:
Reptiles
Animal:
Snake
Animal disposition:
Dead

Summary:

Florence, SC – A man who owned more than a dozen snakes remains in serious condition days after one of the venomous reptiles bit him at his South Carolina home, according to the Florence Police Department. As he recovers, the 14 snakes that were seized from his home were killed, police said Tuesday morning in a news release.

Police said they tried to avoid euthanizing the venomous snakes, but none of the facilities that police contacted to care for the reptiles would accept them because of potential health and safety issues that the snakes could introduce.

The euthanized snakes included two Gaboon vipers, two Black Forest cobras, two adult rattlesnakes, two neotropical rattlesnakes, a single green mamba, Fer-de-Lance, death adder, Eastern diamondback rattlesnake, an unknown small rattlesnake, and an Inland taipan, according to the release.

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