Over 100 reptiles removed from Aliquippa home in Beaver County after 23-year-old found dead inside: Police

ALIQUIPPA, Pennsylvania (WPVI) — About 100 venomous snakes, a lizard and a crocodile were removed from a home in Beaver County, Pennsylvania on Wednesday after a 23-year-old man was found dead inside.

Aliquippa police said the man had a bite mark on the inside of his wrist, but the toxicologist said the mark was not new.

The man’s cause of death is still under review by a coroner.

Police say there were hundreds of reptiles in the home, and while they took most of them, non-venomous snakes were allowed to stay.

Four adults and a 3-year-old girl lived in the house.

“It’s sad they lost someone, I feel bad for that part. But at the same time, why do you live in a tiny house in a residential neighborhood with all those snakes?” asked one woman.

Officials say two men who lived in the house ran a reptile business together.