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32 dead pythons found in northwestern Minnesota storage unit

Animal neglect charges are possible against a man who recently re-located to Clay County, Minnesota from Florida. Not sure what to do with his 32 snakes, he stashed them in his storage unit near Dilworth. Not a happy ending for the reptiles.
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Animal neglect charges are possible against a man who recently re-located to Clay County, Minnesota from Florida. Not sure what to do with his 32 snakes, he stashed them in his storage unit near Dilworth. Not a happy ending for the reptiles.

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