Conservation officers served a warrant on an Eastside home Monday night and confiscated more than a dozen venomous snakes after their owner sought treatment for a bite from a deadly green mamba.
The owner of the snakes, Michael Fillenwarth, was taken into custody, but later released, said Sgt. Dean Shadley, an Indiana Conservation Officer.
Fillenwart did not have the proper permits to keep the snakes, which Shadley described as "extremely poisonous."
Officers confiscated rattlesnakes, cobras and green mambas from the home in the 1600 block of North Bosart Avenue.
Authorities learned of the snakes after Fillenwarth sought treatment over the weekend for a bite from a green mamba, a highly venomous snake from Africa.
Shadley said officers also found quail in cages, which were being used as food for the snakes.
Shadley said investigators plan to present information to the Marion County prosecutor that could lead to criminal charges in the case.
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