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Dangerous Discovery: 157 Snakes, Many Poisonous, Found At Area Home Dangerous Discovery: 157 Snakes, Many Poisonous, Found At Area Home
Dangerous Discovery: 157 Snakes, Many Poisonous, Found At Area Home Law enforcement officials found 157 snakes in a city of Newburgh home after the owner was treated for a poisonous snake bite at an area hospital. The snakes were found Tuesday, June 4, when the Department of Environmental Conservation along with DEC police and members of the Bureau of Environmental Crimes Investigation unit executed a search warrant at a residence in the city of Newburgh after being alerted by Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx that a man had been bitten by a poisonous snake, said Maureen Wren, with the DEC. The unidentified man was treated at the hospital Sunday, June…

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by Kathy Reakes