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Crocodile found in luggage
A dead crocodile was found in a plane passenger’s luggage at an airport in Poland.
The three foot stuffed reptile was discovered by customs officials in Warsaw who were conducting a routine bag search.
Under European Union (EU) law it is illegal to transport the remains of protected species without official paperwork.
But the 19 year old who was travelling from Vietnam to the Ukraine with the dead animal insists he didn’t break any law because he was in transit from and to countries outside EU jurisdiction.
One customs officer said: “Prosecutors are deciding if any laws were breached and if they weren’t he can have his crocodile back. It seems a lot of trouble for something that is very nearly luggage itself.”
Ten-Foot Alligator Eats Golfer’s Arm
A golfer whose right arm was ripped off and eaten by a 10-foot alligator says he never would have tried to play a shot near the water hazard if the course had warned him there were alligators about. The alligator pulled him into and under the water, and as his son and other golfers helped him stagger back to land, James Wiencek says, “the alligator swam away, having eaten plaintiff’s arm.”
Wiencek sued the Fripp Island Resort and affiliates in Federal Court.
Wiencek and his son went to the Ocean Creek Golf Club at the Fripp Island Resort near Beaufort on Oct. 8, 2009, for an afternoon round of golf.
On the 11th hole, Wiencek hit his ball near, but not into, a big deep pond, surrounded by a steep bank covered by long grass. The pond itself was dark and brackish, at no time allowing a hint of what lay beneath the surface.
“When the plaintiff reached his right arm towards the ball, without warning, a large, 10-foot long alligator spring from the brackish and dark water and attacked the plaintiff, biting and holding plaintiff’s right arm,” the complaint states.
“The alligator then pulled Plaintiff into the water and attempted to initiate a roll, pulling plaintiff underwater. Plaintiff struggled with the alligator, and the alligator tore plaintiff’s right arm off in a violent and vicious manner above the elbow.
“Plaintiff was helped to the shore by his son and attended to by other patrons of the course.
“The alligator swam away, having eaten plaintiff’s arm.”
Wiencek says that before the attack, “residents of nearby homes had noticed the alligator’s large size and aggressive behavior and had alerted the defendants to its presence and behavior.”
Despite having “actual and constructive knowledge of the ongoing presence and aggressive behavior of the large alligator,” the defendants “failed to take reasonable action to secure the premises of the golf course and to warn its business invitees, including the plaintiff, of the alligator’s aggressive presence, size, or aggressive behavior,” according to the complaint.
Wiencek seeks actual and punitive damages for negligence, pain and suffering, mental anguish, discomfort and disability.
He is represented by Mark Chappell and William McAngus Jr., with Chappell, Smith & Arden of Columbia, S.C.
The defendants are the Fripp Island Resort, The Ocean Courses of Fripp, Fripp Island Co. and The Marina Village of Fripp
http://www.courthousenews.com/2011/01/20/33461.htm
Snake killer walks away do to laws foul up
Well some of you may remember Keven Kibble who was accused of killing a snake do to neglect. Yep that’s right he has walked away because prosecutors attempted to charge him under the wrong law and the judge determined that he “unintentionally – rather than deliberately – omitted to provide adequate care” No word yet if they will retry the case.
8 foot Python found dead
Another Python has been found but this one dead in S. Carolina. Apparently the manager of a car wash found the body while making a check of the property. He claims to at first think it was just a snake skin but shortly there after realized it was the real deal. The Department of Natural resources believe its an escaped pet released pet and says people should remember this story when considering a Pet Python.
Boy bit 3 times by venomous snake while sleeping
An Australian boy became paralyzed briefly after being bitten by a venomous snake that snuck into his bed and bit him three times, Western Australian community newspaper, the Comment News, reported Tuesday.
Seven-year-old Mason Saunders woke up screaming when he found the snake wrapped around his arm at his home in Cannington East — about nine miles (14km) southeast of Perth’s city center — about 6:30am local time on January 5.
The highly dangerous native Australian snake, called a dugite, bit Mason on his toe, foot and hand during the incident.
“I held him and told him to hold his arm still and it slithered off the end of the bed, and as its head went over he waved his arm a bit and it unwound,” his mother, Chris Saunders, said.
“At that time I didn’t know he was also bitten on his foot.”
Mason became paralyzed after suffering an unusual reaction to the venom and was taken to a hospital by ambulance.
The dugite carries highly toxic venom and is considered very dangerous to humans. The snake is reported to be responsible for 70 percent of snake bites reporting to Perth hospitals and there has been one recorded fatality, according to the Australian Museum’s website.
Mason received four doses of anti-venom and told the Comment News he could not wait to tell his friends about what happened
Chicago Herpetological Society 18th Annual ReptileFest
The Chicago Herpetological Society will host its 18th annual ReptileFest at the University of Illinois Chicago Physical Education Building on April 9 and 10. This family-friendly educational event will include hundreds of snakes, lizards and much more, and will take place between 10 AM and 5 PM on both days. Admission to mingle with the cold-blooded collection of creatures is priced at $10 for adults and $7 for children ages 3 to 11.
ReptileFest is North America’s largest and most dynamic gathering of reptiles and their fans, and includes participation from dozens of animal conservation groups and private collectors who put their amazing animals on display.
Highlights of ReptileFest include:
- Hundreds of lizards, snakes and amphibians to meet and touch;
- Come face-to-face, from a respectable distance, with impressive alligators and crocodiles;
- Day long schedule of events geared toward children;
- Educational lectures, Ask-A-Vet table and access to conservation organization experts;
- Stock up on unique merchandise that showcases the wild side of life; t-shirts, jewelry and more will be available.
For more information about ReptileFest, including exhibitor and vendor registration and a discount coupon for admission, visit www.ReptileFest.com. Ample parking is available in UIC’s public lot immediately across Roosevelt Road.
No live animal sales are allowed at ReptileFest.
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-chicago-herpetological-society-announces-18th-annual-reptilefest-113905674.html