
Theft of more than a dozen snakes was likely targeted, police say
THOROLD, Ont. — More than a dozen deadly snakes are both at risk themselves and pose potential danger to others after a weekend break-in in southern Ontario, local police said Tuesday.
Niagara Regional Police said the assortment of snakes were snatched for a rural home in Thorold, Ont., on Saturday evening, leaving them scrambling to recover the animals and identify suspects.
Const. Phil Gavin said the targeted attack zeroes in on a wide array of snakes, most of which are venomous and all of which have potential to kill.
They include a diamond-back rattlesnake, five varieties of cobra, a pit adder, several vipers and a pregnant albino boa constrictor.