Police Discover Poisonous Snakes in Chantilly Home

Police discovered more than a dozen reptiles Wednesday evening in the home of a Chantilly man who was found unconscious, including two venomous snakes. The reptiles were removed from the home, the police said.

The case is under investigation, and the snakes posed no threat to the public, according to the Fairfax County police. They included a Gaboon viper and a Mojave rattlesnake, which are illegal to own in Virginia.

The unidentified man was taken to a local hospital with a non-life threatening condition, the police said. His medical condition was not related to the snakes recovered from his residence, in the 4800 block of Walney Road near Poplar Tree Road.

In responding to the residence at 6:26 p.m. Wednesday, police officers found “several venomous snakes,” and animal control officers were called to the scene, a police report stated.

Staff members from the Luray Zoo assisted the animal control officers in removing 14 reptiles, the police said.

The reptiles are currently in the possession of the county’s Animal Control Services unit, a police spokesman said.