Handling or using snakes so as to endanger human life or health

Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-313
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It shall be unlawful for any person, or persons, to display, exhibit, handle or use any poisonous or dangerous snake or reptile in such a manner as to endanger the life or health of any person. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class 4 misdemeanor. Code 1950, § 18.1-72; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.
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