Police have warned Tel Avivians to be on watch for 10 poisonous snakes stolen from Tel Aviv University’s zoological garden. But they think the reptiles have been taken by amateur snake lovers who wanted them for a private collection. The snakes stolen include several from whom no known antidote is available against their sting. All are described as “extemely dangerous.”
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