Some state residents took advantage of illegal amnesty day and turned in two Burmese pythons, a ball python, a boa constrictor, two alligators and an alligator snapping turtle, no questions asked, on Saturday.
“These are seven animals that are no longer public safety threats," announced Col. Kyle Overturf, the DEEP's head Environmental Conservation Police officer told the Connecticut Post. "They now have a safe environment. They weren't dumped."
Amnesty day was held at the Beardsley Zoo and officials were only accepting prohibited exotic animals.
The first amnesty day was held in 2009, about five months after Travis, a chimpanzee, mauled Charla Nash in Stamford.
At that time, the state took in 136 pets that weren't native to Connecticut, including 15 boa constrictors, 15 pythons, seven alligators, a small monkey and an assortment of turtles and parrots.
Overturf said officials are glad the seven animals collected on Saturday aren't a public threat anymore and now have a safe environment to live in.
