Venomous snakes are legal to own in North Carolina, but they must be kept in escape-proof, bite-proof enclosures and owners must notify law enforcement if one escapes. "But he has done absolutely everything he can to rectify the situation." "This gentleman has never been in trouble before and clearly there was a lack of judgment on this day back in November," Felts said. Most of the commercial terrarium screens come in different dimensions, and if they all don’t fit your terrarium, you can cut it to ensure it correctly fits on your tank. Such will ensure your pets don’t escape, or predators can get in (predator and escape-proof). The dozens of snakes that he must relinquish will be used for anti-venom and cancer research, said Anna Smith Felts, Gifford's lawyer. Secondly, it should match your vivarium dimensions and fight tightly. Hatchling Corn Snakes can be housed in a 10 gallon Zilla Critter Cage but adults require a minimum of a. State law also requires an escape recovery plan Individual counties are allowed to put bans in place but Wake County doesn’t have a ban in place for venomous snakes. He must pay $US13,162 ($A17,893) in part for the emergency and police response to locating the snake. Under Article 55, all owners need is a locked, escape-proof, bite-proof cage with a number of state-mandated different labels. "Whatever I can do to fix it, I've been trying to do."
"It was a huge mistake," Gifford said after the court hearing.
The charge he pleaded guilty to also will be dismissed if Gifford successfully completes his probation. Gifford was charged with 40 misdemeanours stemming from the snake's escape, but 39 of these were dropped on Friday after he pleaded guilty to failing to report it.
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