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CLEARFIELD, Utah — Firefighters responding to a small kitchen fire Friday were startled to discover the home was full of snakes. There were 28 snakes total residing at a residence near 900 E. 1100 South, six of which were venomous.
“We didn’t expect this at all,” said Mark Becraft, chief of the North Davis Fire District. “It was difficult … the snakes were in cages and secure, but we’re not trained, we don’t know exactly what kind of snakes (they were). You never know exactly what you’re going to be faced with when you enter a house.”
Fire damage was contained to the kitchen, Becraft said. The fire was reported just after 11 a.m. Friday. The homeowner didn’t have a permit to keep the venomous snakes — five rattlesnakes and one rare and dangerous gaboon viper, said Davis County Animal Control Director Clint Thacker.
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