By Police1 Staff
BLACKSBURG, Va. — A cache of exotic animals was found Thursday in a steam tunnel at Virginia Tech University.
Maintenance workers found “two nonpoisonous, constrictor-like snakes, a black widow spider, a tarantula, two unidentified lizards, a frog, a rabbit, three mice and a cage of crickets” in a medley of cages and boxes, according to The Roanoke Times. Workers removed them from the tunnel and police were called to the scene.
One snake found in a Styrofoam cooler measured about 5 feet long, and the animals appeared to be in good condition, police said. It is unclear why the animals were there, but a Virginia Tech Police Facebook post from Thursday night said the owner was found.
“The owner of the animals has been identified thanks to the far reaching powers of FB.......thanks everyone....” the post said. It appeared just above another post asking the public for information about the recovered animals.