A 14-foot yellow Burmese python was discovered among the 125 snakes discovered in a man's Maryland home. (Representative image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)
In Charles County, Maryland, a 49-year-old man was discovered dead at his residence. At least 125 snakes were discovered in his home, according to police. This includes highly toxic cobras and black mambas, which are illegally spit.
Local police claimed they received a report from a male neighbour on Wednesday night, according to NBC Washington. When the man went missing for more than a day, the neighbour stated he decided to check on him. He inadvertently noticed the man laying on the floor as he arrived at his house.
The man was found dead and surrounded by 125 snakes, including a 14-foot yellow Burmese python, when police and fire officials arrived at his residence.
There was no indication of fraud, according to the police. The man's body was transferred to the chief coroner's office in Baltimore for an autopsy.
Jennifer Harris, a representative for Charles County Animal Control, told that 125 snakes, both poisonous and non-venomous, had been "identified and bagged."
"I want to assure the community that none of the snakes in this neighbourhood were improperly fixed or had fled." According to Jennifer Harris
"I understand that individuals were concerned that the snakes would pose a threat to those living nearby," she said. "However, at this time, we have not discovered or determined that any of the snakes were not secured after this gentleman's death."
It's still unclear how he died, and investigators have yet to say whether one of the snakes may have killed Riston.
A similar incident was reported from north California.
A woman who said she had seen rattlesnakes scamper beneath her Northern California home was astonished to discover more than 90 rattlesnakes preparing for hibernation.
Wolf, the director of Sonoma County Reptile Rescue, said he climbed beneath the mountaintop home in Santa Rosa and immediately discovered a rattlesnake, followed by another. He crawled out from under the house, collected two buckets, and put on long, protective gloves before returning inside. He crawled on his hands, knees, and stomach, tipping over over 200 tiny rocks in the process.
"For the next almost four hours, I continued discovering snakes," Wolf said on Friday. "I thought to myself, 'Oh, excellent, that was a worthwhile call,' but I was glad to get out because it's not pleasant; you run through spider webs and dirt, it smells stale and musty, and you're on your stomach and dirty." I mean, it was a lot of labour."
However, the effort paid off. When he initially visited the property in the Mayacamas Mountains on Oct. 2, he utilised a 24-inch (60-centimeter) snake pole to remove 22 adult rattlesnakes and 59 young. Since then, he's returned two more times and caught 11 additional snakes. He also discovered a dead cat and possum.
He identified all of the snakes as Northern Pacific rattlesnakes, which are the only venomous snakes found in Northern California.
The snakes find the house to be a fantastic spot for them since the rocks provide them with security, but the house also protects them from getting wet during the winter.
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