Campers who killed, grilled, snake given probation and fines

kingsnake.com gallery photo by chaz901 Four campers in Maryland that decided to go all "Bear Grylls" on a protected timber rattlesnake, Crotalus horridus, by killing it with a BB gun then grilling and eating it, have been sentenced to probation and a $200.00 fine and probation from 14 to 28 months each. Court records show the men from Glen Burnie plead guilty Tuesday in district court to possessing or destroying the snake, a state-protected species. A fifth defendant is scheduled for trial Dec. 8. To read more check out the story at ABC11.com