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Albino python on cocaine confronts police [sounds like something out of a Marvel comic, huh...?]
ABC News ^ | 08/12/10 | AFP

Posted on 08/13/2010 3:20:38 PM PDT by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle

Police raiding a drug den in the Italian capital have been confronted by an aggressive albino python which was used to intimidate addicts.

Police had been tipped off that they would find "an animal" during the raid on the apartment in the centre of Rome, and when they opened the door they saw a striped yellow and white snake curled up on a heat mat.

The snake, which was three metres long and was kept hungry so that it would be more aggressive, was allowed to roam the apartment to scare addicts into paying for their drugs, police said.

Animal services were called to capture the snake, which was tempted into captivity using a whole chicken and sent to a nearby zoo.

The reptile had been resting on 200 grams of pure cocaine, and a further five kilograms were found in the apartment.

Six people were arrested in the raid, on top of another six who were already in custody.

The 12 were charged with conspiracy to traffic cocaine and illegal possession of a protected species.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Editorial; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: albino; cocaine; italy; python
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To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle

You had me at “python.” You had Aquaman at “Albino python,” if you know what I mean...


21 posted on 08/13/2010 6:44:05 PM PDT by Mr. Silverback (Anyone who says we need illegals to do the jobs Americans won't do has never watched "Dirty Jobs.")
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To: CondorFlight; carton253
Either Condor's friend suckered him with an especially silly urban legend or Condor's trying to sucker us.
22 posted on 08/13/2010 6:49:35 PM PDT by Mr. Silverback (Anyone who says we need illegals to do the jobs Americans won't do has never watched "Dirty Jobs.")
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To: Feline_AIDS
See? It’s okay for handguns to be illegal, because there are plenty of other ways to protect yourself. /s

How do you conceal carry a 35-foot python high on dope? That would be something to see. There is a Monty Python skit in there somewhere. No pun intended...

23 posted on 08/13/2010 6:54:46 PM PDT by Freedom_Is_Not_Free (California Bankruptcy in 4... 3... 2...)
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To: bert

LOL,, that’s funny... I thought about that after I posted it. Too funny.. I had NASCAR in the brain. Was waiting for a pic of a restrictor plate and a python.


24 posted on 08/13/2010 8:07:48 PM PDT by goseminoles (happy ramadonadingaling)
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To: Mr. Silverback

Even so, it’s still creepy.


25 posted on 08/14/2010 3:17:25 AM PDT by carton253 (Ask me about The Stainless Banner - a free e-zine dedicated to the armies of the Confederacy.)
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To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle

If it were az black python; it would have been on crack!


26 posted on 08/14/2010 5:37:51 AM PDT by Elsie
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To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
Animal services were called to capture the snake, which was tempted into captivity using a whole chicken and sent to a nearby zoo.

That is downright KINKY!

To be sensuous - just use a feather...

27 posted on 08/14/2010 5:39:27 AM PDT by Elsie
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To: Freedom_Is_Not_Free
There is a Monty Python skit in there somewhere.

And, after eating, your Monty would be full.

28 posted on 08/14/2010 5:47:59 AM PDT by Elsie
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To: goseminoles

I’ve been told small constrictors make good beginner snakes, since they’re generally slow to bite if well cared for, and rather gentle...anything to that?

Kinda got interested in snakes after finding an Eastern Kingsnake in the yard and reading about them being so docile you can capture a wild one and tame it with little difficulty. Friend claims he got his first snake @ 3 that way...scooped up a kingsnake and gave it a name, pretty much.


29 posted on 08/14/2010 12:09:19 PM PDT by Fire_on_High (Stupid should hurt.)
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To: Fire_on_High

I have a ball python that is about 6 feet or so(5 yrs old).
It is the most gentle creature. I feed “Monty” a medium rat once a month and scoop his cage out and he’s good to go. Best pet I’ve ever had. No barking, pooping on the floor, scatching, walking. Etc. Just a great animal to handle. Of course, you just can’t be scared of snakes.
If the snake were to bite, your instincts of snatching away can damage the snake and tear up its tiny teeth.
I say go for it if that’s your thing.


30 posted on 08/14/2010 12:33:02 PM PDT by goseminoles
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To: Fire_on_High

One more note. As a kid in Florida, I used to actively look for snakes(mostly red rat snakes) and sell them to pet shops. That’s how I’d make a dollar or two.


31 posted on 08/14/2010 12:36:13 PM PDT by goseminoles
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To: hoosierham; bert
Hey ,the guy who HAS one said they are "restrictors".

If you take a big one, and stuff it down your toilet, it will become a 'restrictor'.

If you take a big one and coil it around 200 grams of pure cocaine, it's pretty much a restrictor to those with straws less than ten feet long.

32 posted on 08/14/2010 1:00:05 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (The Last Boy Scout)
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To: mamelukesabre
ha. it was laying on top of a stash of coke...on coke, get it? LOL

Snakes can easily absorb certain chemicals right through their skin.

Besides, ever seen pot smokers blowing smoke at their dog's nose?

Now, here is an albino python that is currently not ON drugs.


33 posted on 08/14/2010 1:13:08 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (The Last Boy Scout)
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To: mamelukesabre
After doing some coke....


34 posted on 08/14/2010 1:19:32 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (The Last Boy Scout)
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To: UCANSEE2

Unless that girl’s name is a drug. :)


35 posted on 08/14/2010 4:14:29 PM PDT by mamelukesabre (Si Vis Pacem Para Bellum (If you want peace prepare for war))
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