From funeral crashing snakes to a story that reminds me of my experience doing education at the Wisconsin State Fair, it's more oddities in the news.
From the
Sacramento Bee:
A Sacramento man has been taken into custody for allegedly taking big bites out a pet python, which was reported recovering after surgery.
David Elmer Senk, 54, was booked into Sacramento County Jail on suspicion of unlawfully maiming/mutilating a reptile. Bail was set at $10,000.
Sacramento police were called to the 3600 block of Marysville Boulevard in Del Paso Heights about 6:30 p.m. Thursday on a call about a man who had been assaulted and was not responsive. When they arrived, they found Senk.
While speaking with Senk, a citizen got the officers' attention and told them that Senk had just taken two large bites out of their small live python. Animal control was called to the scene and Senk was taken to jail. The snake was not in good condition when handed over to animal control officers, police said.
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Police said that Senk was "an acquaintance" of the snake owner. Senk allegedly asked to hold the snake and then bit into the repitile twice.
The snake is doing well now and I am left thankful that the child that bit one of my snakes at the State Fair did NOT do anywhere near this amount of damage! I counted 12 stitches on the ball's belly.
I wonder, is that a snake in your pants or are you just happy to see me? Seriously, it is never a good idea to steal a snake from one store to sell to another. From
USA Today:
Eric Fiegel, 22, was arrested at 3:40 p.m. Tuesday after police reviewed surveillance footage from a pet shop that shows a man stealing baby albino boa constrictors July 30 from Predator's Reptile Center in Mesa by placing them in his pants and exiting the store, according to police.
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Fiegel was later positively identified from a police lineup by two witnesses and also from the surveillance footage that showed him placing the snakes in his pants, according to a police report.
From
Reuters, a snake is now looking for a new home after paying final respects:
A 6-foot (1.83-meter) long tropical snake that showed up uninvited at a Pennsylvania memorial service in May has been nursed back to health and put up for adoption, an animal rescue official said on Friday.
The red tail boa constrictor was found near a parking area at Hershey Cemetery in central Pennsylvania as guests gathered for a funeral. The snake, which was not aggressive, was later handed over to Forgotten Friend, a reptile sanctuary.
My rescue has gotten a ball python which was listed as the cause of a heart attack, but none of our stray intakes had gone to say goodbye to a person.
Lastly, in the no good deed goes unpunished, a Merrillville, Indiana woman tried to help the turtle cross the road was not rewarded too well. From
Merrillville Community.com:
A turtle's salvation led to two traffic wrecks involving four vehicles Monday on Taft Street, Merrillville police said.
Jim Lilley, Merrillville's chief of detectives, said a driver stopped her vehicle before 1 p.m. in a southbound lane of Taft Street near 93rd Avenue, attempting to rescue a turtle that was crossing the road.
The stopped vehicle, which had its hazard lights running, then was rear-ended, Lilley said.
All that poor turtle wanted to do was get to the other side.