Man accused of abandoning 52 snakes after being fired
By Stephanie Moore
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JASPER COUNTY, South Carolina (WYFF) — A South Carolina man, who was breeding snakes at the business where he worked, is accused of abandoning the animals when he was fired.
The Jasper County Sheriff’s Office said on Nov. 19 a deputy seized 52 nonvenomous snakes of various species from a property on Sisters Ferry Road.
The investigation shows that a man had been breeding the snakes at his place of employment.
Deputies say when the man was fired the snakes were abandoned and left confined in boxes with no means of escape.
The individual responsible will be charged with animal abandonment.
The snakes will be safely relocated to a sanctuary pending further investigation.
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