Exotic Animal Incidents

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Total Incidents:	1,712	View Map
Human Death Toll:	75	View Map

Top State:	Florida	View Map
Top Species:	Reptile	View Map

Results 1 - 20 of 1,712 total

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Location/Date	Description	Species
May 14, 2012 Broward County, FL	A professional snake handler in Broward County is recoving from a cobra bite...	Reptile
May 11, 2012 Pender County, NC	In response to multiple bite reports, Pender County Sheriff's Office Animal...	Primate
May 11, 2012 Dexter, IA	Officials are investigating a report that a child was scratched by a monkey...	Primate
May 10, 2012 Cleveland, SC	Eight venomous snakes were found within living in a home amongst 3-year old...	Reptile
May 09, 2012 Hyde Park, NY	A 5-foot-6 Burmese Python was recovered from the parking lot a pizzaria in Hyde...	Reptile
May 08, 2012 St. Petersburg, FL	A passer-by found a 3-foot ball python curled up near a corner in a neighborhood....	Reptile
May 07, 2012 Chattanooga, TN	Police catch a monkey named Molly that had been roaming around the neighborhood...	Primate
May 07, 2012 Asheville, NC	City animal control officers were called to a home after a monkey escaped and...	Primate
May 07, 2012 Bellevue, WA	A woman was attacked by her boyfriend's "pet" lynx. The lynx reportedly escaped...	Small Cat
May 06, 2012 Omaha, NE	A 27-year old silverback gorilla named Motuba was taken to a hospital for a...	Primate
May 04, 2012 Waterford, MI	Police found an alligator and python while they were responding to a call about...	Reptile
May 04, 2012 Largo, FL	Largo police detained a man and his monkey in a traffic stop. This is the same...	Primate
May 02, 2012 Mission, TX	Police received multiple calls from people who saw what appeared to be a large...	Primate
May 02, 2012 Oviedo, FL	Two seperate reportings of monkey sightings have been reported. A woman called...	Primate
Apr 30, 2012 Beaumont, TX	A 16' yellow Burmese python named "Banana" was stolen from Gator Country.	Reptile
Apr 29, 2012 Huron Township, OH	Ohio authorities used a tranquilizer gun to subdue an African eland antelope...	Other
Apr 27, 2012 Pender County, NC	A pet macaque was euthanized after biting a neighbor woman. Animal control officers...	Primate
Apr 27, 2012 Houston, TX	A 12-foot long python is on the loose in an apartment complex after escaping...	Reptile
Apr 25, 2012 Mer Rouge, LA	A snake estimated to be around 7-feet long was spotted by a woman in Louisianna....	Reptile
Apr 23, 2012 Chico, CA	A man lost his 6-feet long Columbian red-tailed boa. The boa got loose after...	Reptile

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