Jones captured a large rattlesnake while on a camping trip,and brought it home to his apartment in the city.He kept the snake in a glass aquarium that he had covered with a wire screen.One day,after feeding the snake,he accidentally failed to fasten down the screen cover,and the snake escaped from the aquarium.The snake managed to enter the adjoining apartment by way of an open balcony door.Lily,the occupant of the adjoining apartment was bitten and seriously injured when she accidentally stepped on the snake.
-Jones would not be liable for the injury to Lily,because she was bitten as a result of her own carelessness.

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Jones may be liable for the injury to Lily because he had a duty to keep the potentially dangerous snake properly secured and prevented from causing harm to others. It could be argued that his failure to properly secure the snake was the cause of the injury to Lily, and that she may not have been aware of the danger due to the snake being in a neighboring apartment. Her carelessness in stepping on the snake may not necessarily absolve Jones of liability.

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