No. It's ok to remove the reptiles if they were being kept in poor conditions. I'm assuming experts have, for reasons as yet unannounced, decided that the conditions are poor. I don't get the impression that the police decided that the animals had to be removed, but rather people who know something about animals and husbandry. Even the zoo is involved. If anyone has an idea of what is and isn't suitable conditions for reptiles to live in it's the zoo.
even the so called "experts" talk about "oh no...snakes in tubs" yada yada yada. Just because it is a zoo doesn't mean they are experts on all reptiles!!
Michelle
Lets just say it has advanced to ....way too much to list