FWC seizes 200+ venomous snakes in black market trafficking sting

The Forest Cobra, African Bush Viper, and Green Mamba are just three of the two dozen different species and more than 200 venomous snakes that the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission recently caught on the black market in Florida. The Human Society of the United States said wildlife in the Sunshine State is already at risk with the rapid population growth. “The last thing your native wildlife needs is more problems, more pressure, from a different species,” said Kate MacFall, Florida State Director for the Humane Society of the U.S.