Neighbors had been complaining for a while about the dreadful smell coming from William Buchman’s house in Santa Ana, California.<\/p>\n
And when authorities raided Buchman’s two-story house Wednesday, they discovered the cause of the putrid odor.<\/p>\n
Vast numbers of snakes — some alive, most of them dead and decaying.<\/p>\n
In some cases, only the skins remained. Mice and rats were also in abundance.<\/p>\n
Acting on a search warrant, police and animal services officers wearing protective suits and masks searched the house, finding dirty rooms full of stacks of plastic bins containing pythons.<\/p>\n
Police said “several hundred snakes” were believed to be in Buchman’s home.<\/p>\n
In just one room, they found more than 50 dead pythons and seven live ones, KCAL\/KCBS reported.<\/p>\n
Police said Buchman, a 53-year-old teacher, has been arrested and booked on suspicion of animal cruelty. He has not yet appeared in court or been formally charged.<\/p>\n
It wasn’t immediately clear why he had kept so many snakes in his house.<\/p>\n
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