KWQC (Davenport, Iowa) 31 December 04 Hiawatha man told to get rid of snakes
Hiawatha: Police officers checking a complaint of loud music in Hiawatha, found a man housing a 14-inch-long boa constrictor and a python in his apartment.
Jason Morris, 21, was given a dangerous animal notice and 72 hours to get rid of the snakes or move.
Hiawatha has an ordinance against keeping poisonous or constrictor snakes and other wild animals.
If Morris doesn't move or get rid of the snakes, he could be fined and the snakes evicted.
Officers say the snakes were kept in two fish tanks in the apartment.
Hiawatha man told to get rid of snakes