Mobile Home Turned Into Zoo For Dangerous Reptiles

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Published: Fri, June 06, 2008 - 12:59 pm
TILLMANS CORNER, Ala. (AP) - Authorities have removed seven
venomous reptiles and American alligators from Solomon's Snake
Shop.

The animals were confiscated and conservation enforcement
officers arrested shop owner 32-year-old Michael Paul Solomon on
Tuesday. According to a news release from the Alabama Department of
Conservation and Natural Resources, Solomon was hoarding a monocled
cobra, two rhinoceros vipers, two tentacle water snakes and two
alligators in his mobile home in Tillmans Corner.

Lt. Michael Bloxom said Solomon intended to sell the
nonindigenous reptiles from a shop behind his home.
Bloxom said he bought the reptiles online from a store in
Florida.

Solomon was charged with illegally possessing the reptiles and
released from custody.
Bloxom didn't know if Solomon had a lawyer Friday morning.

(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources regulations make it illegal to sell, offer for sale or to possess non-indigenous venomous reptiles without a permit.

Posted by Billydkd on 06/07/08 - 6:29 am • Report Abuse   

I wish News 5 would be a little more thorough on their news cast. I would love to know which one of these animals was illegal to possess and why. If they were nonindigenous I don’t see what the problem was.

Posted by DEW26M on 06/06/08 - 4:34 pm • Report Abuse   


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