![]() ![]() 6 visit occurred.įWC said in a statement to NBC6 that the visit was "an attempt to determine if all reticulated pythons held at the facility were accounted for since an escaped or released reticulated python had been found in the general vicinity" the day prior. USARK says that rather than seize the snakes, officers told Coffee that he had to keep them in captivity and that he could not rehome or euthanize them or else he would be arrested again.Ĭoffee's pythons were maintained at the facility of Bill McAdam in West Palm Beach, where the Apr. However, according to USARK, FWC responded by raiding Coffee's facility, arresting him, and issuing him two charges for each python possessed, for a total of 72 criminal charges. ![]() USARK says after the rules banning the snakes were passed, Coffee was unable to rehome all of his pythons before the FWC deadline which was only a few months.Ībout a year ago, Coffee allegedly notified FWC that he was having difficulties rehoming his animals and asked for a time extension in an effort to remain on good terms with FWC. Therefore, they say the snakes should have been grandfathered in and exempt from the new regulations. 15-Foot Burmese Python Caught on Camera Crossing Road in Everglades National ParkĪs for the 34 dead pythons, Coffee possessed them legally with a permit that the FWC made obsolete in 2021, according to USARK. ![]()
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