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Fine for bong with snake in

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January 09, 2025

A Limpopo man looking to add an exotic flavour to his already spicy herb of choice has narrowly escaped prison.

- Jarryd Westerdale

Dirk de Jager pleaded guilty in October to a charge relating to contravention of the Animal Protection Act and was sentenced to a fine or one month in jail.

The young man from Modjadjiskloof was prosecuted after a video surfaced of him smoking marijuana from a device commonly known as a bong that contained a live snake inside it.

The National Council of the Society for the Protection and Care of Animals (NSPCA) celebrated the sentence yesterday, describing De Jager's treatment of the animal as "abhorrent".

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