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    Rattlesnake, cobras and an alligator found in man’s apartment

    The red-spitting cobraFlorida wildlife recently officers found a veritable deadly reptile exhibit inside one man's Boca Raton apartment: A red-spitting cobra, a puff adder, a uracoan rattlesnake, two false cobras and even a small alligator.

    When you read the detailed descriptions of each of these reptiles, it's hard to imagine how anyone would willingly live with these deadly creatures. But that was exactly what Tyler Nolan was doing until he was caught keeping them without a permit. Nolan was cited for several health and safety violations. The alligator was released back into the wild while the snakes were turned over to a professional facility capable of caring for them.

    Nolan reportedly cooperated with authorities, telling them that he was in the process of obtaining permits for all of the reptiles. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission first became aware of the situation when they received a tip that Nolan was housing the reptiles without proper authority.

    As the group's website notes, Florida is already home to approximately 1,300 native species of fish and wildlife. The commission estimates that the state has also become home to nearly 300 non-native species. The same reason that so many people are drawn to the Sunshine State is what makes the need for proper wildlife regulations essential: "Florida's subtropical climate is ideal for many foreign species to survive. If these species escape or are released, they can easily become established here," the site notes.

    And to that end, the state does have some unusual wildlife permits, include those for Florida black bears and Florida panthers. Thankfully, the reptiles were all reportedly in good condition and were being kept in "secure enclosures," according to the Sun-Sentinel.

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    • Sabre Mark Six  •  4 mths ago
      I have read where herpetologists have said they have discovered shed skin of a King Cobra in the Everglades.

      A couple of years ago in Florida, a Green Mamba bit a cable repair technician.

      All it takes are two of the same species to mate and then these deadly snakes are no longer invasive species...they're native.

      There is absolutely NO logical reason for anyone outside of a herpetologist using them for antivenom to own any of these.
      • Flyin' Lion 4 mths ago
        Well as long as they discover a cure for this herpes soon I don't care what they study!
      • mike p 4 mths ago
        Well the King Cobra is doing his part to keep the python population down.King Cobras are snake eaters.A 14 foot python would be long dead if it came across the King.
      • J.T. 4 mths ago
        Sabre6, saw same story about cable tech being bitten. On History Channel, I believe.
    • Vlad  •  4 mths ago
      Isn't there a medication he can take for reptile dysfunction?
      • jes 4 mths ago
        Yep...Niagra...See you put him in this barrel..
      • Flyin' Lion 4 mths ago
        a reptile dysfunction? Well that's 'hard' to say...
      • ByteMe 4 mths ago
        That's some funny chit! Loved it!!!
    • Pam  •  4 mths ago
      We had a Sear repairman find a boa when he was called about a refrigerator. The people living in the apartment said it had made weird noises and even their cat was scared of it. When he looked up inside the back. There was the boa all curled up. Come to find out an exotic dancer had lived there before and had lost her snake.
      • mandy b 4 mths ago
        Here kitty, kitty
      • Flyin' Lion 4 mths ago
        Bet SHE lost some sleep after it went missing!!
      • Tara 4 mths ago
        Why would she lose sleep? Boas are harmless...particularly boas small enough to fit in the back of a fridge!
    • Suzi and The Doc  •  4 mths ago
      Still not as dangerous as living with my Ex Wife !!
      • Petercha 4 mths ago
        lol!
      • craptacular 4 mths ago
        Thats exctly what i was thinking, better poisonous reptiles than my ex-wife anyday.
      • dat cute lil monkey 4 mths ago
        Hahaha! Hell has no fury, like a woman scorned! You guys are funny!
    • a  •  Waco, Texas  •  4 mths ago
      Scared of Cobras, can u imagine if those suckers became like the python problem in florida?
      • Harold C 4 mths ago
        these are spitting cobras, TOO: they don't have to bite , just hit you in the eye with venom---they are the most deadly snakes in the parts of Africa where they occur
      • MEE 4 mths ago
        I'll tell you what If they started to occur in the wild I would be one of the first people over there catching them.
      • Tara 4 mths ago
        The pythons in florida are not a problem. Most of them died last winter. More endangered animals are killed by feral cats than pythons and NO HUMANS have ever been killed by a feral python.
    • TooBadSooSad  •  Tampa, Florida  •  4 mths ago
      They probably have a rule at the Apartment Complex...NO PIT BULLS...what's a guy to do? LOL
    • don  •  Kingfisher, Oklahoma  •  4 mths ago
      A puff adder, a cobra, an alligator, and a hanging chad walk into a bar one day....
    • jes  •  4 mths ago
      My nephew loves reptiles and has owned and cared for them since he was a youngster. He's a responsible adult now and is frequently called to remove unwanted snakes from homes.He captures them and returns native ones back to the wild.Hell,I'd just kill 'em all.He's smarter than me....I guess.
    • A Yahoo! User  •  4 mths ago
      Wow that's one hell of a security system!
    • Like It Is  •  4 mths ago
      Having been raised on a farm in bayou country, I have an intense hatred for snakes and alligators. I could care less if they became extinct.
    • Gary Gilmore Jr  •  4 mths ago
      You learn something new every day. I always thought a puff adder was a Certified Public Accountant who smoked pot.....
    • Rick  •  Montgomery, Alabama  •  4 mths ago
      Florida has a huge problem with illegal snakes and other reptiles that have gotten loose or released into the habitat because of people like him selling them on the black market. Lock him up for a long time !
    • Ray  •  4 mths ago
      You can find worse snakes in our nation's capitol.
    • Joseph  •  4 mths ago
      Al this and they found him alive. One lucky s.o.b.
      This also means once everything gets back to normal. No doubt he will aquire more deadly animals. Until his luck runs out.
    • Rick  •  Livingston, New Jersey  •  4 mths ago
      In a state with hurricanes and tornados, such reptiles are one windstorm away from release into the public.
    • Roscoe x  •  Cambridge, Minnesota  •  4 mths ago
      you cannot have marijuana but you can have poisonous snakes..
    • Jon  •  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  •  4 mths ago
      You know, a private individual should not be permitted to own such potentially lethal pets. And in an apartment complex at that. Can you imagine how many innocent people one of those animals fearing for its safety could kill?
    • Dennis  •  Anchorage, Alaska  •  4 mths ago
      No fleas, chigars, snakes or big spiders here..... ALASKA
    • joel  •  Wichita, Kansas  •  4 mths ago
      should be a law against having any foreign reptile or other type of foreign animal in the U. S. Period.
    • Big D.  •  4 mths ago
      Just proves what I've said all along . Those people in Florida are crazy. Including my sister, who lives there.
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