Man has 25 snakes in apartment

MALTA (AP) - A southern Idaho man who authorities believe had 25 Western rattlesnakes in his apartment at the Sunset Motel in Malta has been issued two misdemeanor citations by the Idaho Department of Fish and Game.

Terry Brian Teeter, 38, received the citations in May that list possession, transport or shipment of wildlife.

Officials said Teeter had as many as 32 snakes but he gave some away and cooked and ate two others.

Teeter said he was unaware a license is needed to hunt rattlesnakes in Idaho, and that there is a limit of four rattlers a year.