http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/-authorities-find-850-snakes-in-animal-control-officer%E2%80%99s-home-215643442.html Newsday reports that Richard Parrinello, 44, reportedly kept 850 snakes in his Brookhaven garage, including two 6-foot-long Burmese pythons, which are illegal in the state. Unofficial estimates say the entire collection of snakes, turtles and tarantulas is worth about $500,000. Deputy town attorney David J. Moran said authorities made the discovery while probing whether Parrinello was committing workers’ compensation fraud. He had also been running a website, since suspended, called Snake Man Exotics. Suffolk County SPCA Chief Roy Gross said the two pythons will be removed from the residence and sent to an out-of-state sanctuary. However, the fate of the rest of the reptiles remains undecided. “I’d never seen so many snakes in one place before, even in a zoo,” Gross told the New York Post. “We were called in to see whether there was an animal cruelty or neglect [but] the animals appeared to be healthy and well-cared for,” he told the Post.
Authorities find 850 illegal snakes in animal control officer’s home – Yahoo News
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