"God-Awful" Stench: Hundreds of Pythons, Some Dead, Found in Elementary School Teacher's Home
California man arrested after 300 snakes found in his home
A man was arrested Wednesday after police found at least 300 pythons slithering around inside his Southern California home.
Police and animal control officers served a search warrant Wednesday at 7 a.m. PT on the Santa Ana residence after neighbors complained of a foul odor coming from the house. Inside, they found hundreds of snakes, all believed to be pythons — some of which were dead.
The homeowner, an unidentified male, was detained on charges of animal cruelty. NBCLosAngeles.com reported he was an elementary school teacher.
The snakes were "mostly alive, but there were some dead ones, along with some mice and rats. I don't know if that's what they fed them," said Santa Ana Police Department Watch Commander Bill Nimmo.
Some of the snakes were caged, he said.
Police did not say whether there were other people who lived in the home.
Police and animal control officers served a search warrant Wednesday at 7 a.m. PT on the Santa Ana residence after neighbors complained of a foul odor coming from the house. Inside, they found hundreds of snakes, all believed to be pythons — some of which were dead.
The homeowner, an unidentified male, was detained on charges of animal cruelty. NBCLosAngeles.com reported he was an elementary school teacher.
The snakes were "mostly alive, but there were some dead ones, along with some mice and rats. I don't know if that's what they fed them," said Santa Ana Police Department Watch Commander Bill Nimmo.
Some of the snakes were caged, he said.
Police did not say whether there were other people who lived in the home.
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