The 13 -year -old child purchased the Cobra Father on the Internet, the father was scared to call the police, the wild animal rescue center: there is toxic

Jimu Journalist Li Yang

Recently, a 13 -year -old boy in Nanjing spent 360 yuan to buy a Zhoushan Cobra in the circle of friends. After his father went home to find out, he quickly sent the snake to the police station. At present, the Nanjing Public Security Organ has sent the cobra to the local wildlife rescue center. Jimu reporters found that netizens are still selling Zhoushan Cobra on the Internet. Lawyers reminded that buying and selling protection animals is suspected of illegal.

According to Zi Niu News, Mr. Fan in Nanjing returned from a business trip and found a snake in the family. It turned out that a 13 -year -old child spent 360 yuan from the circle of friends of the netizen and planned to be a "pet" to raise it. Mr. Fan quickly sent the snake to the police station. It is confirmed that this is a Zhoushan Cobra, which is toxic and is listed as a provincial key protection animal in some places. At present, the snake has been sent to the Wildlife Rescue Center of the Hongshan Forest Zoo in Nanjing.

Zhoushan Cobra, who was sent to the police station (Picture Source: Zi Niu News)

On the afternoon of July 7, the staff of the Wildlife Rescue Center of the Hongshan Forest Zoo in Nanjing City told Jimu News that because the Zhoushan Cobra was highly toxic, it had been sent to the breeding department. place.

Jimu journalists searched through platforms such as Xiaohongshu and Baidu Tieba, and I did see the information of netizens buying, displaying or selling the Zhoushan glasses snake. Some netizens will show their feeding and crawling posture on social media, and some netizens have published a video of opening the box of Zhoushan Cobra. A seller of a crawled animal said on the Internet that Zhoushan Cobra has always been in stock, the price is 390 yuan, and the poison is cleaned.

Some netizens show and sell Zhoushan Cobra (Picture Source: Network Screenshot)

According to public information, Zhoushan Cobra has been included in the Appendix 2 of the International Trade Convention on Endangered Wild and Plant species, which is a provincial key protection animal in Anhui, Hainan and other places. Lawyer Chen Liang of Hubei Law Firm said that for toxic provincial -level protected animal glasses snakes, there is a relevant list in my country and does not allow free transactions in the market. Otherwise, it is suspected of administrative violations. Related crimes of animals. In the case, the 13 -year -old child ’s purchase of protection of animals has been suspected of illegal crimes in nature, but because he is under the age of 14, it can be exempted from accountability.

The police of the Hongwu Police Station of the Qinhuai Branch of Nanjing Public Security Bureau reminded that before buying, it is necessary to confirm that this kind of breeding animals are not dangerous, and they must also confirm the legitimacy. If it is related to protecting animals, the purchase and sale of a certain amount will violate the criminal law.

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