Mar. 23—Officials state a man discovered dead Tuesday in an Aliquippa house where lots of poisonous snakes were kept had actually been bitten by a snake, however the bite was not what killed him.
The Beaver County Coroner has actually not yet ruled on the cause of death for the man, whose identity has actually not been launched. But an autopsy identified a snake bite on the man’s wrist, simply listed below his palm, was an old injury and unrelated to his death, according to Aliquippa cops Sergeant Joshua Gonzalez,
“It was an old snake bite,” Gonzalez said.
He said a judgment on the cause of death might come “in about 2 or 3 weeks,” depending upon outcomes of toxicology screening.
At least 60 poisonous snakes were consisted of amongst more than 200 snakes kept in latched enclosures Tuesday in your home at 1325 McMinn St., according to city code enforcement officer Jim Bologna. Bologna was called at 1:15 p.m. Tuesday to help cops at the scene after a call to 911 reported an unconscious man in your home.
Bologna monitored elimination of the poisonous snakes from the home, in addition to a poisonous lizard and a caiman, which relates to alligators. He said the snakes consisted of a cobra and 2 black mambas, which he said are “incredibly fatal.”
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A group from Off The Hook Exotic Pets carried the reptiles to that Ambridge family pet shop, where they are being held pending prospective court procedures, Bologna said.
Bologna said the family that just recently transferred to the McMinn Street home runs a business offering reptiles, however the city code restricts the keeping of poisonous snakes in Aliquippa. He said the owners deal with a possible fine of as much as $1,000 for each poisonous snake.
For now, he said, “They’re not enabled to have them back or transfer them over state lines to someone else.”
In addition to the departed, who was discovered in a restroom, the home is inhabited by 3 other grownups and a 3-year-old lady, Bologna said.
Beaver County Children & Youth Services went to the home, however no offenses were discovered, Gonzalez said.
Jeff Himler is a Tribune-Review staff author. You can call Jeff by email at [email protected] or through Twitter .
