
ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey (WPVI) — For the past eight years, Jason Wilson said he helped many people face their fear of snakes and learn more about the reptiles on the Atlantic City boardwalk by introducing them to his Burmese pythons.
But that may soon come to an end due to an ordinance passed by Atlantic City Council that would ban reptiles and other animals on the boardwalk from Memorial Day to Labor Day.
Dogs are already prohibited during that time.
“The idea of having a snake or snakes on the boardwalk just doesn’t comport with public safety,” said Councilman Kaleem Shabazz. “Several of my constituents talked to me. They had concerns about the snake on the boardwalk.”
Shabazz said his constituents said the snakes are unsettling and…