Tuesday, 15 January 2013

Get me a guard and make it snappy...

Earlier this month, a 5ft long reptile called 'Mr Teeth' was found protecting a large stash of cannabis in the home of Assif Mayar in Oakland, California. The creature, initially thought to be an alligator was soon identified as a caiman by local veterinarians.

 The unfortunate reptile, unexpectedly discovered in the wake of a drugs raid, has since died at Oakland Zoo. Mr Teeth had been kept in poor conditions for many years, confined to a 8-foot-by-2-foot plexiglass tank. He was originally bought by Mr Mayar to 'commemorate the death of rapper Tupac Shakur' in 1996, according to a police spokesperson at the Oakland Police Department. 

As well as significant drugs charges, the caiman's ex-owner is now set to face additional animal cruelty charges in the wake of Mr Teeth's untimely death.
Mr Teeth. RIP.
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4 comments:

  1. Anonymous15 January 2013 at 16:12

    here's hoping for a snappy prosecution

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  2. Teething problems15 January 2013 at 16:20

    I hear when the accused takes to the stand, he has to swear by the whole tooth and nothing but the tooth...


    HA!

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  3. Anonymous15 January 2013 at 16:24

    presumably the judge will have no time for crocodile tears

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  4. Teething problems15 January 2013 at 16:29

    And here, I have to stop, because I've been trying to get the word reptile into a sentence for five minutes and it's just not happening...

    I think I might have lost my punning ability. The PhD has ruined me.

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