JASPER COUNTY, S.C. (WTOC) - Over 50 snakes of various species were seized from a property on Sisters Ferry Road, according to the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office.

In a social media post, the JCSO says that on November 19, 2025, around 6:30 p.m., Deputy Burnette of the JCSO seized “52 nonvenomous snakes of various species” from a property on Sisters Ferry Road.

“The investigation indicates that an individual had been breeding the snakes at his place of employment,” the JCSO says. “After being terminated, the snakes were abandoned and left confined in boxes with no means of escape.”

The person responsible will be charged with animal abandonment, officials say.

The snakes will not be euthanized, according to the JSCO. Instead, they will be safely relocated to a sanctuary pending further i

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