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EricWI
at Thu May 13 18:52:00 2010 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by EricWI ]
MILWAUKEE - Investigators are looking for the owner of dozens of exotic snakes, alligators, turtles, and snakes found in a pair of homes on Milwaukee's south side.
"That's not right at all," said Dennis Lopez, who lives near the homes in the 2300 block of S. 13th St. "I had no idea that was some sort of warehouse."
The Milwaukee Police Department, along with animal care specialists, will begin clearing the warehouse soon, and experts from the Racine County Zoo are on the scene as well. Authorities took about fifty animals from a home a few blocks away on Wednesday. Firefighters carried out huge horse watering troughs.
"Those metal containers contain anaconda snakes," explained Milwaukee Police Lt. Paul Felician. "There were at least five of them that we removed, ranging in size from 20-30 feet in length and probably several hundred pounds."
"We got to see one of those massive snakes today at animal control. We also saw smaller snakes. These are the containers they were found in," he added, pointing at a large metal box. "This one has a feed log written on a notecard. There's also spiders, turtles in plastic crates, large alligators in these bins, babies in this bin, and a single chicken.
Police are requesting assistance from the State Department of Natural Resources. Because it is likely that the animals were moved across state lines, a federal investigation is expected to begin within the next few days.
www.todaystmj4.com/news/local/93697954.html
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