{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-313","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 18.2-313","heading":"Handling or using snakes so as to endanger human life or health","body":"It shall be unlawful for any person, or persons, to display, exhibit, handle or use any poisonous or dangerous snake or reptile in such a manner as to endanger the life or health of any person.Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class 4 misdemeanor.Code 1950, § 18.1-72; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.","path":["Title 18.2. CRIMES AND OFFENSES GENERALLY","Chapter 7. CRIMES INVOLVING HEALTH AND SAFETY","Article 8. MISCELLANEOUS DANGEROUS CONDUCT"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/18.2-313/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:34Z","sha256":"f20c4b8af044b3657e2273fbd8466a1b3e9313763e521e1463d421df1a630d38","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-312","next":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-313.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}