11 Snakes Rescued from Lake Peekskill Home
The SPCA of Westchester’s Humane Law Enforcement Unit took possession of 11 snakes from a residence on Lake Peekskill on September 15 after determining their owner could no longer care for them.
According to Chris Cooper, a reptile expert who supervised the transfer of the snakes to the SPCA, 10 of the snakes, all boa constrictors and pythons, were in good condition. One of the snakes, a Columbian Red-Tailed Boa, was euthanized at the SPCA’s Briarcliff Manor shelter due to fatal injuries it had suffered in the home.
The largest snake, a 13-foot male, Green Granite Burmese Python, weighed approximately 60 pounds.
“Chris (Cooper) was just recently at the shelter to assist us with the care of 35 lizards and turtles seized during an animal cruelty investigation in Port Chester,” SPCA Executive Director Shannon Laukhuf said. “I think it’s fair to say that we are truly expanding our humane mission which has traditionally involved the protection and care of dogs, cats and horses.”
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