austria(Muhammad Amir Saddqiue) After the sensational snake bite on Monday during the morning toilet in Graz, the investigation is underway. It’s about keeping the choke snake properly and how it got into the toilet. A cloakroom turned into a nightmare for a 65-year-old from Graz on Monday morning: a one and a half meter long albino python emerged from the sewer pipe and bit down. The 24-year-old owner of the strangler has other exotic animals in his apartment, including a gecko and ten strangler snakes beside the albino python, says police spokesman Markus Lamb. Most of the animals would be in terrariums or specially set up shops, says Lamb: “In this regard, the authorities of the City of Graz will, of course, have to check whether the custody in this way is proper and sufficient.”In principle, each animal has a space of less than square meters and an environment similar to real living conditions, especially humidity and temperature. The responsible authorities only need to be informed about the keeping of wild animals if the animals are dangerous to humans – an official approval procedure is then necessary.”No danger to people”. In the specific case, there was no danger to humans, says the Styrian snake expert Werner Stangl: “Pythons are fundamentally dangerous for prey. For people from three meters they are dangerously dangerous, but at 1.5 meters it was still rather a small specimen. ”How the snake escaped is unclear – according to the police, the owner should only find out about the absence when the neighbour bites to have. Through sewage or an open door into the toilet. The python probably got into the toilet either through randomly open doors or actually through the water drain. It is still unclear whether the case will be resolved – what is certain, however, is that the owner faces a penalty. “Similar to dog bites, the pet owner is reported to the public prosecutor on suspicion of negligent bodily harm,” says police spokesman Lamb. The Graz Veterinary Office has to decide in the next few days whether the 24-year-old is keeping his exotic animals properly or whether they may have to be removed from him.
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