A dealer who tried to sell endangered ring-tailed lemurs over the internet was found to be living in a caravan packed full of exotic wild animals.
Officers discovered crocodiles, monkeys and snakes during a raid on the static caravan near Perth, a court heard.
Plumber Keith Colthart, 24, admitted trying to sell two protected animals through the Ad Trader website.
The sheriff deferred sentence for the Crown to provide further information on lemur numbers.
Perth Sheriff Court heard how police and the Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Scottish SPCA) officers found the ring-tailed lemurs in the caravan, along with three African dwarf crocodiles, monkeys and a spectacled caiman.
They also discovered nine snakes, including pythons and boa constrictors.
Colthart, from Wishaw, now faces being fined up to £10,000 or a maximum three-month prison sentence.
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Name-Origin Analysis
Strongest name pattern: UK
This is a probabilistic continent or country-group signal from public name datasets. It is not proof of nationality, ethnicity or personal background.
Likely region signal
UK
Country from United States - based on first name
43.8%
confidence
First-name region
UK
United States
Court Outcome
Conviction and Sentencing Details
Discharge or deferred sentence
The sheriff deferred sentence for the Crown to provide further information on lemur numbers
Location Information
Perth
Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, City, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, PH1
Coordinates: 56.3955, -3.4389
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