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http://www.wnbc.com/news/2578098/detail.html

The article was a bit vague. Was it illegal for him too keep the snakes in NY state, or was it merely an issue of him keeping them in the apartment? If it was a "No Pets" apartment, I could see why the Apt. owners would be angry at him having pets of any kind there. But then again, how was it discovered that he had the snakes, I wonder? Maybe the authorities were tipped off by an irate friend?
But it sounded from the article that the snakes were being kept in satisfactory conditions. I guess it's his own fault for having pets in no-pet housing. I am glad my landlord doesn't mind our pets; he even loves holding our BPs!
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Interesting story, the funny part is about the Bronx Zoo. They took the chondros, emeralds, and Gaboons, but the Amazon tree boa, yellow anaconda, and 2 common boas were sent to the animal control center. My way of looking at this is that the zoo could "use" these rarer snakes, but were more than happy to see the common animals go to the animal control center, where they will probably be put down. I just sometimes wonder about the motives behind selecting which animals will be saved, and which ones will die. Hopefully this is not the case, but it makes me wonder...
Jason

Jason,
That was exactly my first thought too! Just how did they decide which animals to send where? It's pretty obvious. I don't understand how they were able to take the animals and charge him with anything criminal if it was just a "no pets apartment" thing. I would think the most they could do is evict him. The article says " No crime was committed, but it was a violation of city housing rules for Nunez to keep the snakes in his Washington Heights apartment, police said."
I'm confused here, if no crime was committed how were they able to take his snakes from him and summons him to court? Maybe someone with a little more legal knowledge can help us out here.
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I'm wondering if he lives in public housing and if that changes the rules. Remember, NYC is another world from the rest of us. Lots and lots of rules at any rate.

Here in NYC its very different from the rest of the country....
You cant own any of those snakes in NYC without a permit. None not even the gree trees and the emeralds. There is a law that states that any snake that can grow 6 feet or more is "dangerous" and requires a permit. The biggest problem were the vipers...... NYC has very strict "hot" laws and he was breaking the law by owning the vipers. The article I read in the Daily News also states that they were full of mites and had dry sheds .......

I work for the WCS (Bronx Zoo) and I know that they will have nice happy homes.....hey I might even work with them in the near future. I also heard that the anaconda and the boas that the Bronx Zoo didnt take are going to be adopted by good homes also.

Raul

i think the gaboons got him into the hot water. like that guy that owned a tiger and tried to get medical treatment for a bite he recieved by it. he said it was a pitbull. Im thinking it was a safety issue with the gaboons and other people in the apartments.