The African rock python that killed two boys in Campbellton, New Brunswick Canada, on
Monday wasn't the only banned species found at the Reptile Ocean pet
store, officials say.
Twenty-seven illegal animals, including some endangered ones, have
been removed from the three-storey building, including the top-floor
residence, said Bry Loyst from Peterborough's Indian River Reptile Zoo,
who is assisting the provincial Department of Natural Resources and the
RCMP.
- But four of them — large American alligators — had to be euthanized on site because no zoos were able to accommodate them, officials said. A statement from DNR, however, said the decision to euthanize was made primarily "due to safety concerns" for the people involved in removing the animals.
- Two small crocodiles, called dwarf caimans, were removed.
- Some of the other animals included a variety of crocodile species, sulcata tortoises, iguanas and green anacondas, said Bruce Dougan, the manager of Moncton's Magnetic Hill Zoo, who is also assisting.
- Hundreds of animals remain in the store, Loyst told CBC News.
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