Exotic animals, like this Burmese python have been kept illegally.
A Sydney man has been ordered to pay almost $5000 after he was convicted and fined under the NSW Biosecurity Act for illegally keeping a Burmese python. NSW DPI Compliance Investigations Unit senior officer, Lachlan Porteous, said the massive 3.8 metres long, 34.8-kilogram python posed a significant biosecurity and safety risk. "If it was released or escaped into the community, a 34.8 kilo Burmese python could bite and spread disease to people and spread a fatal disease to native snakes," Mr Porteous said.
