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The Fish and Wildlife agency said in an emailed statement Tuesday that a full account of the incident “may take time,” but added its officers went to the facility to check if a python found in the area the day before escaped from there.
Some had “unique color morphs” and could have sold for up to $4,000 each, Parker said. In total, the officers killed 34 snakes, the snake group said in a statement.ĭaniel Parker, a spokesman with the Reptile Keepers, said the boa was pregnant with 32 babies, which were about a month away from being born. You just killed something that wasn’t illegal and had about a hundred thousand dollars worth of babies,” a man is heard yelling in the background.Īccording to the Reptile Keepers, the officers were carrying out an unannounced raid on the facility. The officers’ reaction indicates they knew they made a mistake just moments after they killed the snake. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers last Thursday used a device that launched a charge into the snakes’ heads, killing more than 30 of the reptiles - all but one either invasive Burmese or reticulated pythons - according to the United States Association of Reptile Keepers, the snake advocacy group that posted the video.Īt one point in the video, the officers are seen killing the snake that turned out to be the pregnant boa constrictor, which is legal to have as a pet in Florida.
A disturbing video was posted online this week showing Florida wildlife officers killing dozens of snakes at a Sunrise reptile facility, including one they mistook for a prohibited python that turned out to be a pregnant boa constrictor.
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