850 snakes found in NY home of animal-control officer, authorities say

... are illegal in New York state, officials said. "There is a reason why Burmese pythons are illegal," said Suffolk County SPCA Chief Roy Gross, citing the deaths of two young boys in New Brunswick, Canada, who were killed by an African rock python ...

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