BRANTFORD, ONT. - Police found 40 pythons in plastic storage bins in a motel room Thursday.
The snakes, which are ball pythons, weren't properly cared for and were in distress, police said.
The anxious officers called the SPCA, and the agency took the animals into its care.
“We popped the lids of the containers and saw a mass of snake,†animal cruelty investigator Brandon James said. “They were all entangled. They were in distress because of the overcrowding.â€
Ball pythons are a non-venomous species native to Africa that range in size from about one foot to 4 1/2 feet. The species is the smallest of the African pythons and is popular in the pet trade, due largely to its typically docile temperament.
The snakes, which are ball pythons, weren't properly cared for and were in distress, police said.
The anxious officers called the SPCA, and the agency took the animals into its care.
“We popped the lids of the containers and saw a mass of snake,†animal cruelty investigator Brandon James said. “They were all entangled. They were in distress because of the overcrowding.â€
Ball pythons are a non-venomous species native to Africa that range in size from about one foot to 4 1/2 feet. The species is the smallest of the African pythons and is popular in the pet trade, due largely to its typically docile temperament.