Exotic Incident #1674

Incident Date:
01/22/2012
Location:
Philadelphia, PA - USA
Facility Name:
Facility Type:
Exotic Pet (E)
Incident Category:
Species:
Reptiles
Animal:
Ball Pythons
Animal disposition:

Summary:

A man selling exotic snakes in a Philadelphia parking lot out of his Toyota Rav4 was shot by the would-be buyer from New York. The suspect then took off with the seller’s car with 20 ball pythons worth $12,600. The car was found crashed with the snakes still inside. Police also recovered a pair of handguns the suspect threw out as he fled.

Action take by Born Free USA:

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