Warwick man arrested, exotic animals seized from hotel

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FRAMINGHAM, Mass. (WLNE) – A Warwick man was arrested Saturday afternoon and several exotic animals were seized at a Framingham hotel.

Framingham Police were notified shortly before 4:22 p.m. of people at a hotel at the Sheraton Hotel on Worcester Road taking photographs with exotic animals.

Officers responded to the scene to discover a 46-year-old Warwick man charging individuals to take pictures with an assortment of animals at a “Comic Con”-type event.

According to Framingham Police and Environmental Police, the man was arrested on an unrelated outstanding warrant and issued a summons for wildlife violations.

Environmental Police seized an alligator, python, and two tarantulas from the scene.

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