WKMG (Orlando, Florida) 05 February 05 Crocodiles, Poisonous Snakes Found In College Park Home - Homeowner Could Lose Licenses After Discovery Of Crocodiles
Orlando, Fla: A man living in a Orange County neighborhood may lose his animal licenses after officials found three crocodiles, cobras and other poisonous snakes living inside his home, according to a Local 6 News report.
State officials said they uncovered the crocodiles this week inside the College Park home of Michael Kennedy.
Kennedy is licensed to own reptiles but investigators said he is not allowed to keep them in College Park.
"He's got Nile and Cuban crocodiles," neighbor Marsha Cole said. "He's got a green mamba. He's got two albino cobras."
In January, Cole said she was walking in her backyard when she says she was confronted by an albino diamondback rattler that apparently escaped from Kennedy's home.
'There was this yellow snake coiled up and struck right at me," Cole said.
Investigators said three years ago, a 13-foot cobra escaped from Kennedy's house and went into a neighbor's garage.
"When we saw that it was a cobra, we knew it had to end," a neighbor said.
A cougar and a jaguar were also reportedly housed in cages on the property until the cages were damaged by the hurricanes, according to the report.
The three crocodiles were found living in the home's garage earlier this week but were apparently moved Friday afternoon, Local 6 News reported.
Wildlife officials said the animal escapes and the recently discovered crocodiles could force Kennedy to lose his animal licenses.
Crocodiles, Poisonous Snakes Found In College Park Home