"A Michigan man who killed a poisonous snake he says was threatening nearby children has been found guilty of "killing a protected reptile or amphibian without a state permit" and faces a possible jail sentence, reports the Ann Arbor News.

Convicted of killing the rattlesnake during an afternoon outing Aug. 9 with his two sons and their friend at Pickeral Lake northwest of Ann Arbor, 47-year-old James Galloway says he was protecting nearby children and himself, according to the report.



Galloway said he wasn't aware that it is a crime in Michigan to kill the Eastern Massasauga rattlesnake, Michigan's only venomous snake."
Man Who Killed Poisonous Snake Convicted


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• Man Who Killed Poisonous Snake Convicted - PHFlea, Tue May 20 18:07:28 2003
• NV Press: Snakes Have More Rights Than People, Says Michigan Jury - W von Papineäu, Tue May 20 22:07:32 2003
• RE: NV Press: Snakes Have More Rights Than People, Says Michigan Jury - audri, Wed May 21 00:45:16 2003
• Notice the unfortunate headline from your source.... - jfmoore, Wed May 21 12:18:06 2003
• RE: Notice the unfortunate headline from your source.... - artsykitten, Thu Jun 5 14:14:35 2003