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Venomous snake seized from woman's home
Indiana wildlife officials said they have seized a venomous 5-foot Egyptian cobra from a Crown Point, Ind., woman's home.
Conservation Officer Shawn Brown of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources said Elizabeth Zelms was issued a summons on a charge of possessing a venomous reptile without a permit after the snake was removed from her home, The Northwest Indiana Times of Hammond, Ind., reported Monday.
Brown said state officials learned of Zelms's snake after she applied for a permit with the Department of Natural Resources. He said she told officials she rescued the cobra from someone who wasn't taking proper care of it.
"The law says you have a permit beforehand," Brown said. "That's a dangerous reptile. It's not something to mess around with."
http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2008/09/30/Venomous_snake_seized_from_womans_home/UPI-89741222752365/
Indiana wildlife officials said they have seized a venomous 5-foot Egyptian cobra from a Crown Point, Ind., woman's home.
Conservation Officer Shawn Brown of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources said Elizabeth Zelms was issued a summons on a charge of possessing a venomous reptile without a permit after the snake was removed from her home, The Northwest Indiana Times of Hammond, Ind., reported Monday.
Brown said state officials learned of Zelms's snake after she applied for a permit with the Department of Natural Resources. He said she told officials she rescued the cobra from someone who wasn't taking proper care of it.
"The law says you have a permit beforehand," Brown said. "That's a dangerous reptile. It's not something to mess around with."
http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2008/09/30/Venomous_snake_seized_from_womans_home/UPI-89741222752365/
