SAN ANTONIO FIREFIGHTERS FIND 11 PROHIBITED REPTILES DURING HOUSE FIRE
02/07/2015
San Antonio firefighters responding to a small electrical fire early Friday morning discovered nearly a dozen prohibited reptiles inside a burning home, reports mysanantonio.com.
A resident living at a home in the 11000 block of Gran Vista Street was housing two dogs and 11 prohibited reptiles, said Lisa Norwood, a spokeswoman for Animal Care Services.
Those animals included numerous venomous and non-venomous snakes -- four vipers, one adder, one cobra, one cantil, one red-tailed boa, one ball python -- as well as a dwarf caiman and a roughneck monitor lizard.
San Antonio Fire Department spokeswoman Deborah Foster said this was an interesting run for the firefighters.
An appliance caught fire in room at the home to store the animals, Foster said.
The fire was minor and electrical in nature, causing about $5,000 in damage to the carpeting surrounding the appliance.
Nine units responded at about 4:30 a.m. Friday to the small fire and no injuries were reported.
Animal Care Services field operations supervisor Audra Houghton said the animals are just a few examples of exotic animals prohibited in the city limits.
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