BROWNSVILLE — Two things reptile enthusiast Karel Fortyn neglected to plan for when he smuggled two baby Orinoco crocodiles from Venezuela to Canada in 1986, by some accounts in a thermos. One, that ...

Karel Fortyn: owner of snakes, lover of crocodiles, not very good at estate planning. The Welland man, who delighted reptile enthusiasts for nearly three decades with one of the country’s largest ...

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Karel Fortyn probably never imagined the people he loved would be bickering in a courtroom over his snakes, lizards and crocodiles. But when you die without making provisions for your 200 reptiles, ...

When reptile zoo curator Karel Fortyn died, he left a mess as tangled as a snake pit. The 52-year-old Czech-born man never wrote up a will. He died from a stroke May 2, leaving behind more than 200 ...

Karel Fortyn died suddenly, leaving a house full of slithery creatures in Welland, Ont., and no will You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. The ...

Referring to Lenie Reedijk's letter titled Immigrants Are Not 'Illegal' (August 5), I would like to suggest to him to write us a letter about the assassinated Fortyn and Van Gogh. Referring to Lenie ...