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No snakes in church and don't eat the frogs: the weird world of US animal laws

Snake handling at the Pentecostal Church of God in Lejunior, Kentucky, 15 September 1946.
Snake handling at the Pentecostal Church of God in Lejunior, Kentucky, 15 September 1946. © Russell Lee, National Archives and Records Administration NAID 541335, via Wikicommons

A few keywords in a search engine will bring up any number of strange laws involving animals in the United States. Many are urban myths: there is no law specifically prohibiting driving a car in Massachusetts with a gorilla in the back seat, although no one would dispute that would be a questionable idea. Others, however, are very real.

If you’re planning a trip to Atlanta, bear in mind you won’t be allowed to tie your giraffe to a lamp post.

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