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.
Ping. ;)
Cocaine is a helluva drug.
Snakes are just a gateway reptile.
“on cocaine”
ha. it was laying on top of a stash of coke...on coke, get it? LOL
“Dude...you wouldn’t believe the trip I was on in that guy’s apartment. I saw a long white snake with red eyes, man.”
“You should definitely cut back on that $#@&, man...”
See? It’s okay for handguns to be illegal, because there are plenty of other ways to protect yourself. /s
This story is an example of bs.
1) The snake wasn’t “on” cocaine.
2) Pythons a restrictors and almost harmless.(I have one)
Can’t you just imagine these 12 people sitting there?
“That’s a pretty darn big snake.”
“Yeah, man, but that’s 200 grams of PURE COCAINE underneath it. Go ahead, I don’t think it bites.”
I bet most of those 12 people don't know that.
"Oh, nice going, dummy! That was Edgar Winter you just went and insulted...!" ;)
Your post is an example of BS.
“2)Pythons are restrictors and almost harmless “??????
Are you on cocaine ,also?
Pythons kill their prey by squeezing rathering than biting,so I guess the guy in Colorado a few years ago isn’t really dead? or the little girl in Florida a few months ago?
I firmly believe people who keep dangerous pets (and snakes qualify as dangerous just by being snakes)are waving a warning flag that can be seen by anyone who is in touch with reality.
“Pythons are restrictors and almost harmless “
A friend of a friend of mine used to keep a snake and let it sleep curled up at the end of her bed. Every other week she fed it a rabbit. One day it stopped eating, and she took it to the vet.
She explained that it was also no longer sleeping coiled, but stretched out full length beside her.
The vet explained that the snake was measuring her as a meal.
She left the snake at the vet’s...
Actually, the snakes under discussion are constrictors.
Cobra Commander on smack.....
“Hello, young lady. Would you like to see my albino python?”
Are you saying he's not smart ?
Seminole fan
That’s just creepy.
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