Charges pending after deputies find 15 snakes in 'terrible' shape at home in Tarboro

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Saturday, October 2, 2021
Charges pending after deputies find 15 snakes at home in Tarboro
Deputies found 15 snakes in a home in the area of NC 33 NW near Logsboro Road.

TARBORO, N.C. (WTVD) -- The Edgecombe County Sheriff's Office got more than it bargained for when deputies responded on Wednesday to a 911 call asking police to check on the welfare of some animals in Tarboro.



Deputies found 15 snakes in a home in the area of NC 33 NW near Logsboro Road.



Three of the reptiles were more than 19 feet long -- and one was upwards of 25 feet.



The snakes appeared to be in "a terrible state."



Fresh State Rescue, a rescue group in Wilmington is taking care of the animals.



Charges are pending in this case.



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