Pet Store Owner Captured: 160 Snakes Found Sick and Dying at Store

I'm glad that he has been caught. What he did was so wrong on many levels! Thanks to Judge Elwell, he will not be likely to slither away again.

Who cares? It's a bunch of slimy snakes.

Exactly one there should be ONE snake to every guy....

Exactly "why"...terrible....

Herman wrote:

Who cares? It's a bunch of slimy snakes.

He had left a number of poisonous snakes loose in the building.

He had left a number of poisonous snakes loose in the building.

Let's hope they all stayed in the building and were captured !!!

Maybe he and Derbe can share the same jail cell...

I'm so glad that this creep was found. Wasn't there a girl friend or something from what I read when it first happened? Snake, dog, cat, bird,... you don't leave any creature to fend for itself without food or water, and then to be poisonous. Didn't this guy think that someone would eventually show up and could get bit? Or did he want the snakes to just suffer and die before found. Yes...he and Derbe belong in the same cell...with a bunch of poisonous snakes!

Actually, the article that was in the paper back in October was false. It was lies. The animals were never abandoned, but were removed from the store within 3 days of the last time someone was in there removing animals for the owner while he was incarcerated. The animals and supplies along with almost everything else in the store including personal items were taken on April 19th, not July 22. Nothing was abandoned or not cared for.

The animals in that store were very well cared for and maintained. This man has been breeding, raising, caring for reptiles his whole life. It is his passion and has been his lifelong career. People should also take any kind of articles like this with a grain of salt and maybe do a little research for themselves before jumping on the bandwagon. You don't have to like reptiles, no one is asking everyone to, but at least have respect for what a person does if they do it well and are responsible in what they are doing. Steve Markevich is more passionate about what he does than anyone I know in anything they do. He has been sick over losing his animals and then being blamed for it on top of that! This has been a horrible ordeal for him and all he has lost because of these falsifications and corruption.

I think he'll be finding out about a new kind of snake real soon and it will trying to find a home in his man cave. Stevie don't drop the soap

It's amazing to see how much jealousy and stupidity is out there. Well said, I feel sorry for ya man!! Hopefully you'll grow up one day and join the human race!!

Herman wrote:

Who cares? It's a bunch of slimy snakes.

Did you notice your house is rodent free? That's because snakes in your neighborhood keep the rodent population in check.

Biologist wrote:

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Did you notice your house is rodent free? That's because snakes in your neighborhood keep the rodent population in check.

Not if you live in alletown, there are 6 foot black ones walking the streets stealing from you.

El P0rk0 Ch0pp0 wrote:

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Grow up little boy...and just maybe pubic hair will start to grow on you.

Hey loser, do any of your posts, ever make any sense?

cant wait til the real facts come out, just be ready

Rexmacmillion wrote:

cant wait til the real facts come out, just be ready

The real facts have been out for months, you can read them online if you know where to look

The thing of it is... He was a slippery snake

justice wrote:

Actually, the article that was in the paper back in October was false. It was lies. The animals were never abandoned, but were removed from the store within 3 days of the last time someone was in there removing animals for the owner while he was incarcerated. The animals and supplies along with almost everything else in the store including personal items were taken on April 19th, not July 22. Nothing was abandoned or not cared for.

Are there any laws regulating keeping poisonous snakes in PA? Did he have whatever permits that may be required? Are people that are legally able to have such snakes required to have access to anti-venom? Not trying to be a smarty, just wondering. I don't remember from the original article the different species that were there.

pippySqueek wrote:

Maybe he and Derbe can share the same jail cell...

...with some of the snakes....