Chris Walton Charged After Moving Out And Leaving 43 Dead Snakes And Many Rats Behind

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GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — A man has been charged with leaving behind more than 43 dead snakes after moving out of a rental home.

Chris Walton was charged with multiple counts of cruelty to an animal after snakes and dead rats were found in a rental home on Larson Street.
The animals were all found in plastic crates, decomposed to the point there were only bones, said Tiffany Rahenkamp, Walton's former landlord. The rats were believed to be used as food for the snakes, Rahenkamp said.

"I don't care if it's a dog, a human, a snake or a spider. It's a living thing, you don't have to treat it like this," Rahenkamp said.
Animal control is trying to determine the how the animals died. Rahenkamp said she believes the animals either froze to death or starved. Animal control is also trying to determine the type of snakes found.

"They were no garden snakes. They were much bigger than that," Rahenkamp said.
Walton had just moved out of the home on Thursday and left many other things behind, including TVs, clothing and even food. Rahenkamp said there was also a strong stench when she first walked in.

"It was honestly one of those things where we walked in and walked right back out. It was like a full-time job getting the stuff out of the house," Rahenkamp said.
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http://www.myfox8.com/news/wghp-stor...,6101812.story

3 Snakes Found To Be Poisonous, Police Say

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Of the snakes, three were found to be poisonous. Police said those were a bush viper and two rattle snakes. The rest were boa constrictors and pythons, police said.

Walton was arrested and charged with 43 counts of animal cruelty.

He was released on a written to promise to appear since the arrest was his first offense.

http://www.wxii12.com/news/27050663/detail.html

[walkingeagle]

I have done this walk in, walk out thing in one of my rentals. I was ready to let the house cave in on itself! Some people are just outright filthy!

[Ninja0980]

The only real "snake" in this article is the two legged one who left them to strave to death.

[Miss Anthrope]

This story gives me the heebie jeebies - /*shudders

[Whisper]

Another reason we dont rent out our other place
I want to retire back to it or sell it down the road a bit
But I dont want the headache of tenants in it
Had a small laundry mat with 3 apts above it up until 3 yrs ago,just as a small investment at the time but the laundry,end was easy,go in, open,clean leave,go back ,clean it ,close up,repeat
But the renters up there were a nightmare,late rent(thats fine once in awhile),bounced cheques,messy and just nasty I was sooooo happy to be rid of it

[Erzelaide]

If there is one question I find myself asking...myself, over and over again since I discovered this website, it would have to be, " What the FUCK is WRONG with some of these people?"

One thing that always bothers me, even more than outright murder is someone starving something to death. It's in a way worse than murder, because it takes a long time and thus enters the realm of 'slow torture'.

I don't care if it was just snakes, like that woman said, he didn't have to treat them that way.

He almost sounds like a hoarder, considering the sheer number and volume of animals he had.

[Gidget]

He almost sounds like a hoarder, considering the sheer number and volume of animals he had.

I agree.