Teenagers in Serious Trouble for Killing, Grilling and Eating a Rattlesnake...See Why

 

Four teenagers were arrested and made to appear before a court for killing and eating a rattlesnake. They pleaded guilty to the crime and were fined accordingly, reports The Washington Post.

 

The 18 and 19-year-old men, along with three more friends, shot the venomous timber rattlesnake with a BB gun, grilled it and consumed it while camping in a state park, Maryland Natural Resources Police spokeswoman Candy Thomson said.

 

Thomson said that police officers came across the seven young men fishing in Green Ridge State Forest on Aug. 2. The officers stopped to check their fishing licenses, then realized how much was wrong about their campsite.

 

In total, the seven campers got 32 tickets that day, Thomson said. On Tuesday, four of them — Austin Golas, 18; Paul Lafon, 19; Travis Luedtke, 18; and Erick Reffitt, 19 — pleaded guilty to possessing or destroying the snake. Jared Holt, 19, is awaiting trial, and the other two, who are younger than 18, were charged as juveniles.

 

The four who pleaded guilty were fined $500, with $300 suspended, Thomson said. They will have the opportunity to have the convictions expunged from their record in the future, she said.