 Attempting to send snakes through parcel service
Rock Hill, SC (US)Incident Date: Thursday, Mar 23, 2006
County: York
Local Map: available
Disposition: Alleged
Alleged: Robert Keziah
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A man packed three snakes into a box and tried to ship them out of a Rock Hill parcel service March 23 afternoon, according to a Rock Hill Police report. He was arrested on charges of animal cruelty.
The store employee became suspicious when the man, Robert Keziah, 23, asked whether he could ship live animals through the parcel service, at 2210 India Hook Road, shortly after 2 p.m. The employee told him he couldn't and asked Keziah what was in the box, the report stated. Keziah said the box contained cups and left. The report didn't say where he planned to ship the snakes. Under company policy, the employee opened the box and saw two pillowcases, which contained three live snakes - one pillowcase had a 7-foot python, and the other had two copperheads, according to the report.
The python "was so cold that it took approximately 20 minutes before it would pick its head up," the report stated. "The way the snakes were being shipped in the box and the conditions they went through were cruel and inhuman."
The snakes were valued at $1,300. Neighborhood MapFor more information about the Interactive Animal Cruelty Maps, see the map notes.
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