Rosprirodnadzor in the North-Western Federal District checked the video, where a passenger of the St. Petersburg metro rides in a carriage with an imperial boa constrictor. About this with reference to the press service of the department on Monday, June 20, reports 78.ru.
The footage shows the snake wrapped around the handrail. The man was found and issued a warning.
“In accordance with the law on the responsible treatment of animals, the citizen was asked to take measures aimed at keeping the boa constrictor in accordance with the requirements of the current legislation, and also to prevent the organization and conduct of events that do not ensure the safety of citizens and the animal,” the ministry said in a statement.
The imperial boa is subject to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered and Prohibited Species of Wild Flora and Fauna. A check will be made.
On June 14, the State Duma proposed to fine for discarded animals. The first deputy chairman of the Duma Committee on Ecology, Vladimir Burmatov, proposed introducing penalties in the form of fines of up to 30,000 rubles for discarded animals and 200,000 for biting people with pets, provided that there is no corpus delicti.
