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My ex son-in-law had those "pets" pictured above at home. There were two newspaper articles. Read below.
Not Your Typical Pets
(WSBT) Two potentially dangerous and exotic animals were found living in an apartment in Mishawaka. The St. Joe County Humane Society found a two-and-a-half foot long alligator and a red tail boa constrictor at the Pin Oak Apartment complex.
They received an anonymous tip about the animals. When investigators showed up they found the alligator lose in the apartment, hiding under a bed. The Humane Society says there were three children in house at the time. Investigators say people don't understand what they're getting into when they own exotic animals.
"I have an interest in a lot of different types of enormous animals," says Eric Durinska of the Humane Society. "That doesn't mean I'm going to have a black bear in my bedroom...just because I like something doesn't mean I should own it and that's unfortunately the thought too many people in our society have."
The alligator will grow to be 12 to 14 feet long when full grown. The Humane Society will now try to place both of the animals with a local zoo.
Reptiles found in Mishawaka apartment
The alligator that was removed from the Mishawaka apartment.
Posted: 03/25/2005 03:42 pm
Last Updated: 03/25/2005 05:23 pm
Mishawaka, IN - It could be considered The Crocodile Hunter meets Mishawaka after two exotic animals were removed from an apartment.
A red tail boa and an adolescent alligator are now at the St. Joseph County Humane Society in Mishawaka after they were found in an apartment in the Pine Oak Complex.
Both are illegal to have inside Mishawaka’s city limits.
“You've got a situation where you have two animals that can get extremely powerful and large and that's the concern for public safety. Since they're unique animals people want to get close to them and touch them,” says Eric Durcinka, the executive director of the St. Joseph County Humane Society.
Fines for having the animals inside the city limits can range from $25 to $2500, depending on if the violators knew they were breaking the law.
