Chinese man jailed after flat’s high electricity usage exposes breeding of 300 snakes

A man living alone in eastern China was sentenced to jail for breeding over 300 pythons at home. This shocking incident was revealed by state media CCTV in late June as a case of “serious” harm to rare and endangered wildlife. Pythons are classified as Grade Two protected animals in China, and laws prohibit the buying, selling, breeding, and transporting of this species without official permission. The violator came to police attention after a senior citizen in Taizhou, Zhejiang province,...

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Man jailed for 17 years for rape and 'deliberate' control of former partner

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