WEST ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) - A Long Island reptile store says a baby snake that was stolen last week has been returned.
Police have said surveillance video captured a man removing a ball python from a drawer and placing it inside his jacket pocket at Repxotica in West Islip (EYE’-slihp) in Suffolk County. The man buys several items and then leaves the store with the snake.
The store’s owners have said the snake is worth several hundred dollars.
Newsday reports (https://nwsdy.li/2eY2fQM ) the store said in a Facebook post Wednesday afternoon that an anonymous third party returned the snake.
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Information from: Newsday, https://www.newsday.com
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