Quezon province map. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO
LUCENA CITY — Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) operatives and police in Real city in Quezon province arrested on Tuesday 5 suspects for possession of a snake with out authorities permits.
The Quezon police reported on Wednesday, Oct. 18, that DENR wildlife safety enforcers sought the help of native policemen in arresting the suspects, who have been utilizing a dwell ball python snake (Python regius) on Tuesday morning to draw crowds to purchase their natural medicines in entrance of {the marketplace}.
The arrested suspects recognized by their aliases as Jessie, 42; Ian, 30; Eric, 55; Edward, 40, and Placido, 38, all residents of this metropolis, have been discovered with no Certificate of Wildlife Registration of the ball python snake, native transport, and gratuitous permits to own the snake.
The suspects have been placed underneath police custody and are going through legal prices.
Though ball python snakes are usually not categorised as endangered, they’re nonetheless protected underneath the Wildlife Resources Protection and Conservation Act, which prohibits amassing, searching or possessing, and buying and selling wildlife within the Philippines.
The snake can be turned over to the Regional Wildlife Rescue Center in Calauan, Laguna to endure care and rehabilitation.
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