A man was found in possession of several venomous snakes and narcotics in his Austin-area apartment near a middle school, Texas Game Wardens said.
A Milam County Game Warden received a call on Feb. 1 from the tenant’s landlord who said he was concerned about the man owning several venomous snakes near a Cameron ISD Middle School, about 74 miles northeast of Austin, according to a Feb. 10 news release from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
An investigation conducted by game wardens from Travis and Williamson counties, along with the Milam County Sheriff’s Office, determined the man owned a monocled cobra, a green bush viper, rat snakes, bull snakes and approximately 25 rattlesnakes, without the necessary permit or hunting license…