SOUTH BEND (AP) — Animal control officials want a reptile rescue group to help find a home for seven snakes, a baboon spider and a Pac-Man frog seized from the home of a 16-year-old boy being detained after allegedly planning a Columbine-style attack at Penn High School.

The animals were seized last week after a search of the boy's home in South Bend, where he lives with his uncle. Except for a toad, which had a broken leg and has since died, the animals appeared to be well-cared for and healthy, said Gary Libbey, manager of South Bend Animal Care and Control.

The animals were seized because city code prohibits keeping wild animals in general, and venomous snakes in particular. Two of the snakes are timber rattlesnakes, which are venomous. They also are an endangered species.

The other animals include two corn snakes, a king snake and a red-tailed boa constrictor. The Potawatomi Zoo's reptile expert, called in to help, has been unable to identify one snake, Libbey said.

Code Enforcement officials are awaiting the conclusion of the criminal investigation into the boy's conduct before determining whether to cite his uncle for any ordinance violations, said Catherine Toppel, city Code Enforcement director.

Toppel said prosecutors have asked her to keep the animals until directed otherwise.

St. Joseph Probate Court Judge Peter Nemeth last week ordered that the boy remain in the juvenile detention center "for his own protection and protection of society." The boy also was ordered to undergo a psychological evaluation.

Deputy prosecutor Eric Tamashasky said his office has until Thursday to file a delinquency petition against the teenager. There is no timetable for prosecutors to decide whether to seek to have the case moved to criminal court.

The boy was taken into custody after authorities discovered he had allegedly researched how to make a bomb and written an Ohio man about how to obtain weapons. Lee Billi, 33, of the Cleveland suburb of Lakewood, on Monday pleaded not guilty to a charge of conspiracy to commit murder.