Edmonton man fined for snakes

Posted Oct 22, 2013 7:06 am.

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An Edmonton man has been slapped with a $2200 fine after keeping 38 snakes in his home.

Tanner Tirmizi, 24, pleaded guilty to possession of prohibited wildlife.

The reptiles were found in September 2012, after a police raid on the home.

Tirmizi was keeping the dangerous animals; including pythons, boa constrictors and baby rattlesnakes in the same house with his wife and two young kids.

All of the snakes had to be destroyed after concerns about disease.

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