Man Charged With Tossing Snake Into Bar

[toker]

People like this give everyone a bad name

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From: Yahoo! News
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...e_st/bar_snake
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IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - A man accused of tossing a rattlesnake into a bar has been charged with felony assault with a deadly weapon. Rodger Hunter, 28, was arrested Monday night and charged Tuesday. Witness Jeff Hewit said minutes after a man walked into Chic's Lounge, he pulled a 3-foot-6-inch snake from his pocket, threw it into the crowd and darted from the tavern.



Another witness said she thought the snake was rubber.


"Who would bring a snake to a bar?" asked Tricia Phillipes, 34. "That's crazy."


After the rattler slithered under a chair occupied by a disabled man, Hewit, who said he once owned a python and caught rattlesnakes as a child, grabbed one of the man's crutches.


Using the top of the crutch, he swept the snake out from under the chair, flipped the crutch around and, using the pointed end, pinned down the snake's head.


Hewit and another man wrapped a long-sleeved T-shirt around the snake's head, picked it up and dropped it in a bucket.


Mike Ceci, Phillipes' brother, took the snake home as a pet.


"He's actually nice, for a rattler," he said. "I just fed him a hamster, and I'm going to call him Jack."

[herp_chick]

Because he threw a potentially deadly snake into a crowd of people.

[Ed_r]

Ummm someone coulda died thats why. That must have been one heck of a pocket that guy had to fit a 3'+ rattlesnake in there. Not to mention how he pulled it out without getting bit.

[toker]

why should he get charged though

Because he endangered peoples lives by throwing a HOT snake at them. Some would argue it’s the same as walking in there with a gun and pointing it around. Even if no one got hurt, your still going to be charged.

[telefrag]

awww, he named it jack.

thats so cute.

[herp_chick]

I hope we're not reading about him next.........................

"Idaho Falls......Local man died today from a bite he got from a rattlesnake that was tossed into the bar. He took the snake home for a pet and named it Jack."

Oy

[Dbutton]

Some peoples children!

It is all nice that he took it home and named it jack, but what will he say when fish and game comes to his door and asks for his venomous reptile permit?
I am not sure what the laws are in Idaho, but I would be willing to bet you need some kind of lisence or permit to keep hots there.


David

	Venomous Reptile A term commonly used to refer to a venomous reptile. Most commonly used in reference to venomous snakes.

[Dbutton]

Oh well I guess not. I found this:
Idaho:
Native Venomous: No permit required if less than 4 specimens of each species
Exotic Venomous: No permit required...however an Import Permit is required to ship animals into the state of Idaho.
Protected Native Venomous: None

Idaho Department of Fish and Game

600 S. Walnut Street, P.O. Box 25

Boise, ID 83707

I found this information here:
http://www.coastalreptiles.com/venomous_laws.htm

If you look at south dakota you will get a laugh. You need a fishing liscense in order to keep native venomous snakes. How they corolate between fishing and keeping venomous snakes is beyond me.

David

[telefrag]

in retrospect, I think he should of named him skippy.

[toker]

How they corolate between fishing and keeping venomous snakes is beyond me

Yep I can keep hots, see here is my license! haha I can catch fish with it too!

	Venomous Reptile A term commonly used to refer to a venomous reptile. Most commonly used in reference to venomous snakes.