Woman Claims Ownership of Exotic Animals Found in Steam Tunnel

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Posted: 10:06 AM Feb 6, 2012 Woman Claims Ownership of Exotic Animals Found in Steam Tunnel BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) Virginia Tech police say someone has stepped forward to say a menagerie of snakes, bugs, and furry creatures found in an underground steam tunnel belongs to her. Email Address: news@newsplex.com

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February 6, 2012

Virginia Tech police say someone has stepped forward to say a menagerie of snakes, bugs, and furry creatures found in an underground steam tunnel belongs to her.

Maj. Kevin Foust said Friday the woman called late Thursday to claim the collection, which is now in the possession of a group that handles exotic animals. He declined to identify the caller or why the animals ended up in the tunnel, citing a police investigation.

Workers on Tech's campus made the unusual discovery earlier Thursday. The animals include snakes, a black widow spider, a cage of crickets, a tarantula, two lizards, a frog, three mice and a rabbit.

Foust declined to say what charges might be filed.

The steam tunnels are off-limits to everyone except Tech workers.

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Posted by: citizen on Feb 6, 2012 at 05:34 PM

It might serve as a reminder of his ex.

Posted by: Hoogie Location: Va on Feb 6, 2012 at 12:12 PM

That must be a harmless snake, they way the man is holding it!! Why would someone want a black widow spider?

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