Article: PLENTY OF LOOPHOLES TO HIDE ILLEGAL SNAKES

MICHAEL CASEY, Staff Writer
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
06-23-1996
PLENTY OF LOOPHOLES TO HIDE ILLEGAL SNAKES -- NEARBY STATES AREN'T AS STRICT
AS N.J.
By MICHAEL CASEY, Staff Writer
Date: 06-23-1996, Sunday
Section: NEWS
Edition: All Editions -- Sunday

Want your own deadly African Gaboon viper, like the one that bit a
West Paterson man last week? How about a king cobra, or maybe a baby
coral snake?

Although dangerous -- as William DeKlerk learned the hard way
Tuesday when his pet viper pumped venom into his left hand through
2-inch fangs -- they're easy to get.

Venomous snakes are legally sold in pet shops, through mail order
services, and at reptile expos in nearby states, including New ...

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