Over 100 reptiles removed from home after 23-year-old found dead inside: Police

Aliquippa police say the man had a bite mark on the inside of his wrist, but the toxicologist said the mark was not recent.
Thursday, March 23, 2023
ALIQUIPPA, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- Roughly 100 venomous snakes, a lizard, and a crocodile were removed from a home in Beaver County, Pennsylvania on Wednesday after a 23-year-old man was found dead inside.

Aliquippa police say the man had a bite mark on the inside of his wrist, but the toxicologist said the mark was not recent.
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The man's cause of death is still under review by a coroner.

Police say hundreds of reptiles were inside the home, and while they took most of them, nonvenomous snakes were allowed to stay.
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Four adults lived in the home as well as a 3-year-old girl.

"It's sad that they lost someone, I feel bad for that part. But at the same time, why are ya'll living with all them snakes in an itty-bitty house in a residential neighborhood?" questioned one woman.

Officials say two men who lived in the home ran a reptile business together.
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