Authorities
in Georgia arrested a man who was found to have 10 snakes and three
different lizard species in his car during a traffic stop. Cherokee
County sheriff’s deputies pulled over Nicholas Mesa of Indiana on
Interstate 75 Monday and the motorist told deputies they could not
search his car because he was carrying snakes and lizards. The deputies
contacted Georgia Department of Natural Resources, which sent an
investigator to the scene. DNR spokeswoman Melissa Cummings said the
snakes were non-venomous. She added, “Species included corn, coachwhip,
pine, king and Southern hognose snakes – all native to Georgia – plus a
rosy boa, a non-native snake. Mr. Mesa said he caught the snakes in
Florida and was taking them to Indiana.” Mesa was charged with one count
of illegal possession of non-game wildlife without a permit. He was
released Wednesday after posting $5,000 bond.
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