3 venomous snakes found after Sioux Falls man bitten

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A Sioux Falls man is in the hospital after being bitten by one of three venomous snakes he kept in his apartment.

During Sioux Falls Police Department’s briefing, Patty Beckman with Sioux Falls Animal Control said officers responded to a call Sunday at an apartment complex near 85th Street and Minnesota Ave.

Upon arriving, officers found two African Forest Cobras loose from their containers and a contained Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake.

Allegedly, the cobras were in plastic totes and the man was bitten after they were knocked over and the man stepped on one…

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