Snake Fancier Allowed to Keep Wriggly Bunch
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MT. CLEMENS, Mich. —
A snake lover who shares his one-bedroom apartment with 16 boa constrictors and pythons can keep his reptilian roommates despite a law prohibiting pets deemed “uncommon,” a judge says.
Macomb County Circuit Judge Raymond Cashen ruled that an ordinance banning such rare pets as snakes was vague and constitutionally unenforceable, and said Eric Larson’s snakes are timid, harmless creatures.
Larson, whose snakes range from 2 feet to 18 feet long, said he planned to celebrate quietly.
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