Fun in Fairfax: 17 exotic snakes found in hotel room
I hesitate to make snakes on a plane jokes because they're bad and overused, but in this case I'm going to have to do it once again. What just might be worse than snakes on a plane? Snakes in your hotel room. Fairfax City police said that they found a total of 17 exotic snakes in the room of the Hy-Way Motel last night near Fairfax Circle, VA. 12 of those snakes happened to be poisonous.The hotel management was alerted to the snake issue because of the report of a foul odor coming from said room; two of the snakes had died which led to the smell. The snakes are believed to belong to an Arlington County man who kept as many as 100 exotic snakes in his home until recently. I think the important question here is: why did the snakes need a getaway at a cheap roadside hotel?
This gives us just another reason as to why it's important to fully investigate your hotel room (which can harbor some nasty things) before committing to stay in it for the night.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Jul 12th 2008 @ 6:35AM
w67 said...
Wow!!!!
I'm still running :-(((((
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Jul 13th 2008 @ 10:43AM
Stephen Coney said...
Oh, how the media loves snake stories. It is so easy to make snide comments about people who care about the freaky beasts. Further untruths without fact checking. Fact- a minority of snakes have the ability to inject venom into their prey(food).No snake is poisonous. Licking a Puff Adder with NOT transfer poison in anyway, nor will biting a Rattlesnake in the butt. If a hotel room was found full of exotic Serval kittens they would be on every morning show, to show the effects of animal cruelity. Brutalized snakes and dead snakes-Who cares? Ship them out ASAP.
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Jul 14th 2008 @ 3:51PM
sara said...
i agree
its pretty messed up...
im a python breeder
ive taken classes in herpetology
and have really grown to love these creatures
Jul 14th 2008 @ 2:36PM
Nadia said...
As a resident of Fairfax and someone that has definitely partied at the craptacular Hy-Way motel before this does not surprise me. Well maybe a little. Good thing no one checked into that room. I wonder how long those snakes had been dead for? and Why on earth did that guy need to be carting them around with him?
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Jul 14th 2008 @ 2:47PM
Johnny said...
I LOVE SNAKE`S I USE TO STUDIE EM BACK IN MIDDLE SCKOOL IF YOU SHOW ME A SNAKE I COULD TELL YOU EZACTALY WHAT KIND IT IS
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Jul 14th 2008 @ 7:46PM
A. Mancin said...
Obviously, they never taught you how to spell!!!
Jul 14th 2008 @ 2:54PM
eric said...
what an iddiott of course snakes are poisonous if they bite you..and yes you could die within seconds...and sorry but what moron would have such things in some hotel room..and lets get real..two were dead so how long did this asshole leave them there...noone knows the facts except the person who did it..but I surley dont want to be anywhere near snakes..and they definetly dont belong in a hotel..
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Jul 14th 2008 @ 4:04PM
blue said...
Actually, Eric, snakes are NOT poisonous. They are venomous. Venom is injected (ie through a snake bite) while poison is ingested (ie eaten/drank). And there are tons of snakes that aren't venomous, so just because you get bit by a snake doesn't mean your going to die. It may bleed for awhile but if it's not a venomous snake then that's likely the most damage it will do. And contrary to popular belief, snakes are more scared of you than you are of them. Of course if you go after one it will try to defend itself, but most snakes will want to get away from you before you hurt it.
This guy was a nut - why would anyone treat an animal in such a terrible way? As another commenter said, if this was a case with puppies or kittens it would receive much more attention. Snakes are very neat creatures and should be treated with the respect they deserve.
Jul 14th 2008 @ 2:59PM
Johnny said...
My Brother even has his own pet snake its a python i haven`t seen it but its pretty big now
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Jul 14th 2008 @ 3:04PM
Johnny said...
people do the stupidest things
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Jul 14th 2008 @ 3:15PM
tonns1 said...
omg this is disguisting!!!!
snakes are like my biggest phobia and to know that a hotel room could no longer be safe is really nerve racking
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Jul 14th 2008 @ 4:00PM
sara said...
iive taken classes in herpetology
im also a python breeder
ive really grown fond of these animals
its sad to see the media's reaction
and i fully agree with steven
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Jul 14th 2008 @ 4:23PM
cathy rohrscheib said...
the hotel has some questions to answer.i would fine them or the owner of the snakes .lastly house keeping hello. some one has to know a reason
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Jul 14th 2008 @ 4:29PM
Carla said...
It's not that surprising except how could two snakes die in there and the housekeepers not notice it. You can find many things in hotel rooms.....what if the housekeepers only acted like they changed the sheets after every customer and Lord knows what you really are sleeping on...not to mention bed bugs, roaches, mice , spiders and are the showers or tubs really clean . People take short cuts in thier Jobs all the time what if the hotel owners and staff done the same thing......so you just never know whats really in a hotel/motel room even in the most posh~
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Jul 14th 2008 @ 5:01PM
Helen said...
How in the heck did the snakes get in the room? Did someone open the door and let them in? Hello!
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Jul 14th 2008 @ 5:02PM
Eric K said...
Uhh, the snakes were in boxes, and the room was rented to store them while he found a new home for them. Does anyone read anything these days?
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Jul 14th 2008 @ 5:06PM
Doris Bryant said...
very scary!
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Jul 14th 2008 @ 5:12PM
elizabeth said...
but the bite is terrible and hurts like hell and you and your snakes live happy ever after,for if it crawls i will shoot it if its in my yard and yes i can shoot and i am a woman and we just had a phython someone had that got to big so they let it loose in our lake by where i live and yes they do eat dogs and what r they a danger to the world ha so keep the damn things away from me or he will be a good snake a dead one ,that phython tryed to get a 9 years old boy so tell me what is that boy a menic or the snake lol u people who play with those things r a little sick or bored can they fetch or roll over yeah right the kind of pet i have always wanted my ass
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Jul 14th 2008 @ 8:06PM
blue said...
First of all, it would be much easier to read your post if you tried using correct English punctuation and grammar. I have no idea what most of your post said because the entire thing was one run-on sentence that didn't seem to make much sense at all.
Second, there's nothing wrong with keeping a snake as a pet if you take care of it. Sure, there are some people who get snakes as pets and do stupid things like let them loose, but I can guarantee that the majority of snake owners are responsible and take care of them. Just like some people are cat people and some people are dog people, some people (myself included) do like snakes and other reptiles and amphibians. An animal doesn't have to roll over or play fetch in order to be a good pet to some.
Jul 14th 2008 @ 5:36PM
Gary said...
Please forward these snakes to Osama Bin Laden collect!!!!
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