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-Lurid Crime Tales-
Eight snakes, dead owner found in southwest Siberian hostel room
2009-02-10
(RIA Novosti) - Eight snakes, most of them poisonous, and their dead owner have been found in a hostel in the southwest Siberian city of Kemerovo, a local emergencies service spokeswoman said on Monday.
"Legume, I have a theory about this!"
She said residents of the hostel had called the emergencies services to complain about the smell of a decaying body. Rescuers smashed the door open to find a corpse and five poisonous and three non-venomous snakes.
[SMASH!]
"Ow!"
"Don't worry, Yuri! That's one of the non-poinsonous... No. Wait..."
[THUD.]
"Yuri?"

The reptiles were kept in huge glass cages with climate control. Rescuers also found a container with live bugs and a calendar showing when to distribute the food. The snakes were reported to be in a good physical condition.
"Well fed, too, particularly the python..."
Long-term residents of the hostel said that although the man had rented a room for about ten years, most of them had no inkling of their neighbor's hobby. The cause of death is being established.
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