The FWC then proceeded to kill the total 34 pythons using a bolt gun. This put Coffee in an impossible position - he needed to rehome the pythons because they were illegal in Florida, but the FWC was threatening to face him with additional criminal charges if he did so. Instead of confiscating the snakes, FWC officers instructed Coffee to keep them in captivity, prohibiting him from rehoming or dispatching them without facing additional charges. In response, the FWC raided Coffee's facility, arrested him, and filed a total of 72 criminal charges against him. He then requested more time, to rehome the remaining pythons.

He was able to find homes for nearly 100 of them before the FWC deadline. He had a total of 120 pythons he needed to rehome. In 2021, Florida banned reticulated pythons, forcing Coffee to find homes for the pythons outside of Florida. He had a legal permit to own them (Conditional Species Permit), and had legally microchipped them according to FWC guidelines. The man who owned the snakes, Chris Coffee, had legally possessed them for years. FWC officers arrived at a reptile facility and forcefully killed 29 reticulated pythons, 5 Burmese pythons, and 1 pregnant Boa constrictor. New England Reptile Distributers just released a video explaining a terrible incident involving the FWC (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission).

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