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Chinese man jailed for illegal python breeding operation

A man in China has been sentenced to jail for illegally breeding over 300 pythons in his apartment. The operation came to light due to unusually high electricity consumption, which indicated the need for significant heating and humidity to sustain the reptiles. Authorities were alerted after a local resident found an escaped python, prompting an investigation that uncovered the large-scale illegal breeding of these protected animals. AI

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Chinese man jailed for illegal python breeding operation

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Alice Yan ·

    Chinese man jailed after flat’s high electricity usage exposes breeding of 300 snakes

    A man living alone in eastern China was sentenced to jail for breeding over 300 pythons at home. This shocking incident was revealed by state media CCTV in late June as a case of “serious” harm to rare and endangered wildlife. Pythons are classified as Grade Two protected animals…