Man with more than 100 snakes in Maryland home died from snake bite: medical officials
Investigators find more than 100 snakes, man dead in Charles County home [ORIGINAL AIR DATE: JAN. 20, 2022]
A death investigation is underway at a Charles County home full of more than 100 venomous and non-venomous snakes. Deputies went inside the home after a neighbor called 911 when they found a man dead inside.
CHARLES COUNTY, Md. (FOX 5 DC) - The Maryland Chief Medical Examiner’s Office has confirmed a 49-year-old man in Charles County who was living with more than 100 snakes – including some venomous and illegal – inside his home died from "snake envenomation."
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The death has been ruled accidental. FOX 5 reached out for autopsy details, but they have not yet been released.
The man's name has also not yet been released.
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Deputies went inside the home in January after a neighbor called 911 when they found a man dead inside. Animal control says it's not clear why the man had so many snakes, but he was taking good care of them.
FOX 5 is told he had them secured responsibly and was keeping their temperature and humidity as close as possible to their natural habitat.
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Some types of snakes the man had include cobras, black mambas, pythons and rattlesnakes. Venomous snakes are not legal to have in Maryland, but non-venomous snakes are okay.