What to Know
- A report from the Florida FWC Commission that says authorities received a tip that two reticulated pythons were listed for sale online.
- A special permit is required to own a reticulated python in Florida.
Authorities say a Florida man tried to sell members of the longest snake species in the world to an undercover officer.
The South Florida Sun-Sentinel cites a report from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission that says authorities received a tip that two reticulated pythons were listed for sale online. An undercover officer then met with Cody Griffin in a parking lot of a TGI Friday's restaurant in Coral Springs.
The two juvenile snakes were seized and turned over to a licensed facility. Each was about 5 feet long, but the southern Asia natives can grow up to 20 feet. A special permit is required to own a reticulated python in Florida.
Griffin was cited for six misdemeanors. He told the newspaper he didn't know his actions were illegal.
