Exotic Animal Incident Report

Reported: Sep 04, 2008
Location: Raleigh, North Carolina

Animal: Snake
Animal Disposition: removed/re-housed

Facility Type: Exotic Pet
Facility Name: unknown

Category: Escape of animal, Injury to animal
Species: Reptile

Summary: A woman employed as a biochemical engineer was flagged down by a motorist after he noticed a snake drop from beneath her minivan. The man who observed the snake fall stopped and picked the snake up and took him home to a local avian and exotic animal care facility, where he was treated for some surface burns.

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