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Police recover 23 venomous snakes from apartment

FALLS TOWNSHIP (AP) — Police in Pennsylvania have encountered a slithery situation.

WPVI-TV reports officers and an animal expert removed 25 snakes from a Falls Township apartment Wednesday, including 23 that are venomous.

Not all of the snake species were disclosed, but authorities say some were cobras and rattlesnakes.

Police say they got a tip about the snakes from another agency.

No arrests have been made and no injuries were reported.

Police say charges are pending.

Falls Township is a suburb of Philadelphia.