Robby Parker of Weymouth, Mass., and Patrick Hagerty of Pocassett, Mass., get a close-up up look at "Shirley," a snake that is usually on display at Pure Paradise Pets in Johnston (with a anaconda named Laverne), held by store owner Domenic Parisella.
Reptiles and rippling pectorals
And now for something completely different: Domenic Parisella, owner of Pure Paradise Pets in Johnston, brought several of the store's resident snakes to a PWF Northeast Wrestling event, held at the Joslin Community Center in Providence, on Saturday, Feb. 19. Kids and adults attending the matches, as well as several of the wrestlers, had their photos taken with the snakes and also with "Thriller," an alligator owned by Peter Santanelli, originally from Johnston, now of West Warwick, during intermission. Thriller has his own Facebook page (Thrillerthegator) and a growing fan base. The next PWF Northeast Live event will be held on Saturday, March 19, at the Davey Lopes Rec Center in Providence.
Insider photos by Beth Hurd
 
Above left, Domenic Parisella and Peter Santanelli of Pure Paradise Pets pose for a photo with owners of and wrestlers from PWF Northeast Wrestling, who held a "Genesis X" event on Saturday, Feb. 19. Above right, Domenic Parisella, owner of Pure Paradise Pets, and friend Peter Santanelli, owner of Thriller the alligator, brought several of the store's resident snakes to a PWF Northeast Wrestling event, at which attendees could have their photos taken holding the exotic pets.
 
Above left, Wrestling fans get a closer look at Thriller, an American alligator, held by Pure Paradise Pets store owner Domenic Parisella. Above right, PWF wrestler "Triplelicious" autographs a program for some of his young fans before the start of his match at the "Genesis X" event.
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One of seven matches held at the "Genesis X" event, sponsored by PWF Wrestling Northeast on Saturday, Feb. 19, featured three wrestlers: Kristian Frost vs. Brendan Michael Thomas vs. "Awesomely Cool" Dave Cole (who was declared the winner at the end of the match). |
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