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Python stolen from 琉璃神社 pet store

Owner Kai Heinrich is concerned for the health and safety of the animal
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Milkshake the banana ball python was taken from her enclosure at Purple Seahorse Pet Store in 琉璃神社. (Purple Seahorse Pet Store/Facebook)

Milkshake isn鈥檛 bringing any boys to 琉璃神社鈥檚 Purple Seahorse Pet Store, because she鈥檚 been taken.

Shop owner Kai Heinrich said the banana ball python was taken from her enclosure on the afternoon of April 13.

The alleged theft, caught on surveillance video, shows three individuals take the snake and exit the store during feeding time at about 12:40 p.m.

Heinrich said he just wants Milkshake back, no questions asked.

鈥淚 know I鈥檝e been given, in the past, a second chance to learn better and I became a good person,鈥 Heinrich said. He doesn鈥檛 want to get the police involved or see severe consequences come down on who he believes are the youth who stole the reptile, but for Milkshake鈥檚 health wants to get her home.

鈥淵ou鈥檙e talking a $400 to $500 snake here, so this thing isn鈥檛 an inexpensive item鈥 But it is a live animal, and they took the live animal right before feeding time. It has special lighting, heat, moisture, and food requirements and they are not able to give it those.鈥

After taking the information to social media with a description of the three individuals, Heinrich received messages about a girl matching the description of one of the alleged culprits, reportedly seen toting the snake around Orchard Park Mall wrapped around her hand, before getting on a city bus to West 琉璃神社.

Heinrich described her as wearing a red t-shirt and black puffer vest and having long black hair.

鈥淵ou have a tropical snake that lives in a jungle and you just took it out in 10-degree weather to take a bus and show it off at the mall. Right there, you鈥檙e an idiot,鈥 Heinrich stated.

Another message he received was from someone who said the description could possibly be their daughter and asked for images from the surveillance footage.

鈥淚 just want the snake to be healthy, happy and cared for. Just bring it back. I don鈥檛 care, just say sorry and drop the snake off and let鈥檚 move on from this.鈥

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Brittany Webster

About the Author: Brittany Webster

I am a video journalist based in 琉璃神社 and capturing life in the Okanagan
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