Police seek answers after snakes found dead in containers, dumped along road
Jun 25, 2026
Police are looking for answers after several snakes were found dead in clear containers abandoned along a road in Bradford County, Pennsylvania.
According to the Pennsylvania State Police, the snakes were discovered on June 8, 2026, near Route 14, north of Canton.
When officers arrived at the
scene to investigate, police said they found that all the snakes were inside the containers and had died.
Police said that the snakes were all exotic and that their names were displayed on the containers.
State police said it’s Towanda Barracks, and the Northeast Region Office of the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission is conducting a joint investigation into this animal cruelty incident.
“We hope that Blaze, Martin, Mr. Green, Samantha, Pearl, Larry, and SpongeBob are names you recognize and can provide information about their owner,” police wrote.
Anyone with information about the possible owner of the snakes, or knowledge of the person who dumped them, is urged to contact animal cruelty officer Cpl. Spada at 717-772-5112 or [email protected], PSP Towanda at 570-265-2186, or submit a tip online.
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