Exotic Incident #2357

Incident Date:
01/08/2016
Location:
Portland, OR - USA
Facility Name:
A to Z Pets
Facility Type:
Exotic Pet (E)
Incident Category:
Legal/illegal issue (LI)
Species:
Reptiles
Animal:
Ball python
Animal disposition:
Recaptured

Summary:

A man stole a 2-foot-long black pastel ball python from a pet store by stuffing it down his pants.

The snake was brought back to the store five days later in a bucket, unharmed. The man who returned the snake said he bought the python from another man, but returned it to the store after seeing news coverage about the theft.

Action take by Born Free USA:

Notes:

http://www.kgw.com/news/local/snake-stuffed-into-thiefs-pants-returned-to-store/14355113