I'm always fascinated when there is a story in the news about some dude who at his house has a tiger and a lion and 42 snakes and a rhino.

And he's just killed somebody and he's got an exotic car and he has chains around his neck and he's a wacko.

And it turns out his neighbors say he's a

complete and utter nut. So what happens to these animals when they're recovered? Somebody has to take

them in and the local zoo can't do it. So we saw a story that caught our attention because

these types of personalities and of course exotic animals hold our

interest this is a story from k h o you inside this houston storefront it's a walk

on the wild side this is houston underground animals nick lou's independently funded rescue takes in creatures up.

Did he, is he making those noises himself?

Or is that the end?

He's on the line.

That's him doing it.

One more time.

Man, I don't know if that's a real deal or not. That's kind of impressive. All right, play the story again, remote. Inside this Houston storefront, it's a walk on the wild side. This is Houston Underground

Animals. Nick Louie's independently funded rescue takes in creatures of all shapes and sizes.

Some of them are 20, 30 foot snakes.

We get exotic animals like monkeys and lemurs.

We get crocodiles.

And more common reptiles.

But just like the dog and cat influx in shelters, space here has become a premium.

We typically rescue five, maybe 10 animals a month.

Then ever since about November of last year, we average anywhere from 30 to 40.

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