A man from Old Orchard is facing charges in connection with the discovery of a deadly viper snake from Africa behind a movie theater in Saco.
Thirty-five-year-old Karl Ramsdell is accused of keeping illegal wildlife in captivity and failure to have an importation permit for wildlife.
He faces up to a year in jail and 15-hundred dollars in fines.
The 5-foot long gaboon viper was found dead on a rock by a woman who was walking her dog.
It has the largest fangs and the most venom of any snake and is one of the most deadly types of snake in the world, even when dead.