Hundreds of snakes found in Santa Ana home

Animal Services officials bring out dead and living snakes found inside a house in the 2900 block of Fernwood Drive in Santa Ana Wednesday morning.  (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

Animal Services officials remove snakes from a house in the 2900 block of Fernwood Drive on Wednesday morning in Santa Ana.   (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

Santa Ana Police Animal Services supervisor Sondra Berg holds a python found alive among the hundreds snakes discovered at a house in the 2900 block of Fernwood Drive on Wednesday morning in Santa Ana.   (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

Officers served the search warrant at a home in the 2900 block of Fernwood Drive after the Police Department’s animal services section received complaints from neighbors about a foul odor coming from the home.   (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

Santa Ana Police Animal Services officer Fernando Castro removes dead snakes from the Santa Ana home.  (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

Santa Ana Police Animal Services supervisor Sondra Berg holds a python found alive among more than 300 snakes.   (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

Santa Ana Police Animal Services supervisor Sondra Berg holds a python after discovering about 400 snakes in the home of William Fredrick Buchman.  (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

Animal control officers began building a criminal case against the man about a month ago and served a search warrant as part of the case.  (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)