Exotic Incident #1175
Incident Date:
07/10/2008
Location:
Middlesboro, KY - USA
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Facility Type:
Exotic Pet (E)
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Species:
Reptiles
Animal:
Venomous Snake, Alligator
Animal disposition:
Removed/Re-housed
Summary:
The pastor of a Middlesboro church was among 10 people arrested by wildlife officers in a crackdown on venomous snakes. The officers confiscated more than 100 snakes, many of them deadly, and an alligator, in an undercover sting. The animals were placed with the Kentucky Reptile Zoo in Slade.
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