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INDIANAPOLIS STAR (Indiana) 14 November 06 Snake-bitten Eastsider loses his deadly pets (Tim Evans)
Conservation officers served a warrant on an Eastside home Monday night and confiscated more than a dozen venomous snakes after their owner sought treatment for a bite from a deadly green mamba.
The owner of the snakes, Michael Fillenwarth, was taken into custody, but later released, said Sgt. Dean Shadley, an Indiana Conservation Officer.
Fillenwart did not have the proper permits to keep the snakes, which Shadley described as "extremely poisonous."
Officers confiscated rattlesnakes, cobras and green mambas from the home in the 1600 block of North Bosart Avenue.
Authorities learned of the snakes after Fillenwarth sought treatment over the weekend for a bite from a green mamba, a highly venomous snake from Africa.
Shadley said officers also found quail in cages, which were being used as food for the snakes.
Shadley said investigators plan to present information to the Marion County prosecutor that could lead to criminal charges in the case.
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061114/LOCAL/611140447
WISH (Indianapolis, Indiana) 14 November 06 15 venomous snakes found at home of man bitten by reptile
Indianapolis: Indiana Conservation officers have confiscated 15 venomous snakes, including cobras and rattlesnakes from an Indianapolis home.
They went to the home after the homeowner, 47-year-old Michael Fillenwarth, sought treatment for a bite from a green mamba, a highly venomous snake from Africa.
Conservation officers say Fillenwarth didn't have the proper permits to keep the snakes. He was taken into custody, but later released after last night's raid.
The snakes were taken to a facility run by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources.
Due to medical issues related to his snakebite, Fillenwarth was not jailed. A summons for his court appearance will be issued when the investigation is complete and the charges are filed.
http://www.wishtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=5679100
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