is related to a domestic situation. they bought their home only to discover it was infested with snakes, now they are suing,
how do you get rid of snakes under your house, 11 news eye-team reporter david collins paid a visit to this so-called snake house today, -- will things have gotten so
bad that the owner walks through his house with a machette. they're big, they're thick and there's lots of them. black and rat snakes are slithering in the walls, ceilings and living space the home of jeff and jody brooks. they heard them moving months
before actually seeing them. it sounds like a distant water or light wind caiaphas wishing -- it is creepy. this was supposed to be the brooks dream home. within walking distance to her parents house, schools around the corner.
their four-year-old son wanted to turn the side yard into a baseball diamond. they have an infant daughter. the snakes made it impossible to live there. you feel like you've just put your kids in harms way. they're living with snakes.
because our first question is just tell us that they are not going to mistake our infant for some big vermin. here's the machette. jeff bought the machette for yard work. there's now a new purpose. unfortunately its been ah,
the weapon of choice for decapitating multiple snakes. harmless, unless you're a mouse or rat. unnerving just the same, especially when one comes crawling out a ceiling. i found the 7 footer and i stumbled across it.
it startled me. chills went down my body and my son was right behind me. we got him outside. the brooks tore out walls, ceilings and insulation. they destroyed snake tunnels around the home's foundation. experts advised that's not
enough. the snakes left fermones. the house still reeks of a musk odor. and they have said its best to leave the property vacant for 15 years so the musk and the -- insurance won't cover it
citing a prior problem. the bank won't help unless they default on their loan. the brooks filed a $2 million lawsuit against the real estate firm and the agent. turns out this has happened before. the prior tenants moved out
because of the snakes. according to the lawsuit, when asked about it, the agent replied they were gypies who did not want to pay rent and photoshopped a picture of a snake to get out of the lease. it has been a nightmare. the real estate company did not
respond to our inquiry. the grounds of the lawsuit
include breach of contract, intentional misrepresentation and fraud. reporting live from annapolis
