Florida FWC Cops “Accidentally” Use Nail Gun On Pregnant Mother Pet Snake!

FWC officers arrived at a reptile facility and destroyed 34 pythons and one pregnant boa constrictor, which was mistakenly identified as a python. According to the boa's owner, Bill McAdam, four FWC officers used a bolt gun to dispatch the snake. In addition, 29 reticulated pythons and five Burmese pythons owned by Chris Coffee were also destroyed.
Before the FWC implemented "Prohibited Species" regulations in 2021, Coffee legally possessed a large collection of pythons under a "Conditional Species" permit. These pythons were microchipped according to FWC guidelines. Although Coffee attempted to rehome 120 of his pythons after the new rules were enacted, he could not find new homes for all of them before the FWC deadline. He contacted the FWC to request more time.
In response, the FWC raided Coffee's facility, arrested him, and filed a total of 72 criminal charges against him. Instead of confiscating the snakes, FWC officers instructed Coffee to keep them in captivity, prohibiting him from rehoming or dispatching them without facing additional charges. Coffee's life has been severely disrupted, and he remains on probation due to these charges.
For a year, Coffee's pythons were housed at McAdam's facility with the FWC's knowledge until the raid and subsequent euthanasia occurred on Thursday. FWC officers Lex Corteguera, Jonathon Wright, Zach Beppel, and Christopher Ryan conducted the operation, likely using a "penetrating captive bolt" device to remove the snakes.
Boa constrictors are legal to own in Florida and are among the most popular pet snakes. McAdam had raised the 10-year-old boa since it was a baby. Despite personal feelings about snakes, these were innocent, healthy animals, and there were numerous alternative solutions to this unnecessary treatment. Consider if these were dogs, goats, or horses - would the public reaction be different?

Kevin McCurley

🎬 Donny Rapture

New England Reptile

[sarahmoorcroft]

If they can’t even tell the difference between a reticulated python and a boa then they should not be qualified to work for FWC and especially shouldn’t be allowed to carry out these sort of “duties”
What the heck is wrong with people?? 🤯😡😭😖

[lilzenongene]

Love how the guy in blue suddenly acts shocked without a single word being said, he very clearly knows what he did

[pac-man]

If he told them 10 times, this was done on purpose.

[lakraknjeprak]

it's like murdering your pet, pregnant dog, and you had to choose to become normal person or john wick.

[kwixbix]

I can't imagine losing a pet you've raised for 10 years, who is also pregnant, in an instant. That's a decade down the drain. A decade the owner can't get back. Truly devastating

Edit: Damn, It's been a year. How are yall doing lately?

[Thebeetleguy]

Watching this was infuriating and heartbreaking. If this happened to any other animal that wasn't a snake the public would be outraged. Imagine if this was a pet dog that the officials had killed. Thank you so much, Donny, for bringing attention to this tragedy and for everything that you do.

[SwapPartLLC]

If a civilian killed a snake with a nail gun, you can bet they would be prosecuted for cruelty to animals.

[blank]

The fact that you can hear the pain in his voice

[kat]

This is disgusting and sad. The man told him TEN TIMES. And they hid it.

[finlav]

This makes my blood boil. Not a snake lover, but I respect these animals just like any other animals. Seeing this cruel act of euthanasia is absolutely disgusting.

[oSTYNCLSYo]

The man that owns the snakes isn't there, that's his friend there that takes care of them. Those wildlife officials were 100% unprofessional.

[king-madeaceofspades]

to mistake a boa for a python is like mistaking a chicken for a sparrow.

[Mannyhdz]

The man in the grey button looked like he truly regretted it while the man in the blue only reacted when his comrade did

[Mitchell]

Never open the door for the cops unless they have a warrant

[maybetray]

What really bothers me is I heard nothing about a lawsuit or the attempt to have any of these men fired. I can't imagine losing a 10 year companion and never getting any sort of justice for it.

[Eric-edzl]

This guy has spent literally 10 years raising this snake...at that point it's like a child to him 😢

[Dr.RatioSnail]

The worst part is promises were made by the fwc that people who owned pythons prior to the ban could keep them until they passed on with permits. But they keep doing this sort of thing over and over. It's starting to really make me question if the ban is even benefitting the environment or just an excuse for someone who hates reptiles to kill peoples pets.

[ThyLord-kvbf]

"The state's gonna fix it" Is the worst things I've heard after someone just murders someone's pet with BABIES

[stephenmason]

Imagine killing snakes because some guy in a suit said som

[Challenger-pivm]

That guy in the blue definitely realised he screwed up but tried to keep quiet about it.