Nearby: Dead Python Removed From Vacated House
Charges could be filed against the snake's owner for failure to provide adequate shelter.
Middletown Township Animal Control removed a dead python from a house on George Street, in the township's River Plaza section, on Thursday. The incident is currently under investigation by MCSPCA Chief Buddy Amato. He said the pet snake was housed in a wooden crate outfitted with a heat lamp. But the gas and electric have been shut off, and the very cold temperatures in recent days likely killed the reptile, Amato said. Pythons are accustomed to a tropical climate, he explained. Amato has the names of two young men — "persons of interest," he said — who were recently living in the house. The mother of one of them was contacted by the MCSPCA. She said the snake belonged to her son, Amato said. Investigators are looking for a dog and cat …
