Until a few days ago, it apparently would’ve been perfectly legal to have a big ol’ baboon or an 11-foot king cobra as your roommate in Loudoun County.
did the locality ban the private ownership of such creatures, along with a number of other exotic and venomous animals.
At the time, the Department of Wildlife Resources had license to remove the alligators and caiman from the home , but the lack of local regulations meant the venomous snakes could stay behind with the owner, who, apparently, granted similar freedoms to his king cobra. This apparently wasn’t an isolated incident. According to the report, officers have responded to residents owning scorpions, foxes, coatimundi, and wolf hybrids. Brosan says he’s personally had 26 encounters with privately owned non-native venomous snakes.
People who already call such creatures family won’t have to part with them just yet. A grandfather clause gives residents until May 8
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