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Judge bans Ontario man from bringing python as mental-health service animal to family court proceedings

An Ontario man has been ordered by a Superior Court judge not to bring a snake to ongoing proceedings in a family law dispute.

According to a November 2025 decision by Justice Calum MacLeod, the man appeared at a family court case conference with an albino ball python named “Rico,” insisting that the snake was a service animal.

h/t MP

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