Thief flees with a dozen snakes after holding family at gunpoint
ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — A man held up a woman and two children at gunpoint before fleeing with a dozen snakes worth more than $74,535, police said.
The man demanded the 12 green tree snakes, which are not venomous, when he approached the door of the woman's home near the South Australian state capital, Adelaide, on Wednesday, state police said Thursday.
He then stuffed the snakes — measuring up to 31 inches long — into a duffel bag and bound the woman's ankles and the hands of two boys before fleeing the scene.
The snakes are valued at $6,708 each, police said.
Police were investigating the alleged theft, but no suspect had been arrested Thursday. The women and children were not identified.
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