A man has been arrested after allegedly assaulting another man with a live python snake in downtown Toronto.
near the area of Dundas Street West and Manning Avenue, a few blocks east of Trinity Bellwoods Park, at around 11:50 p.m. on Wednesday.
It is alleged the man approached the victim with the snake, at which point a physical altercation broke out. The suspect then allegedly used the python to attack the victim.Laurenio Avila, 45, of Toronto, has been charged with assault with a weapon and unnecessary pain and suffering to an animal. A video of the incident shared to social media has garnered more than 100,000 views at the time of publication. In the video, an individual can be seen hitting another individual with what appears to be a snake.Anyone with further information about this incident is asked to contact police.
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