Exotic Animal Incidents
Category: Escape/Attack resulting in human death
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Mar 06, 2013
Dunlop, CA
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A female volunteer for Project Survival Cat Haven in Dunlop, CA was killed by...
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Big Cat
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Nov 05, 2012
Pittsburgh, PA
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A 2-year old child was killed by African Painted Dogs when he fell into their...
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Other
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Nov 05, 2012
Bozeman, MT
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A 24-year old man was mauled to death while cleaning a grizzly bear enclosure...
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Bear
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Oct 02, 2012
Chesterfield, VA
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Police say a man found dead in his home appeared to have suffered a snake bite....
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Reptile
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May 30, 2012
Jolo, WV
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A "serpent-handling" West Virginia pastor died after his rattlesnake bit him...
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Reptile
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Jun 14, 2011
Putnam Lake, NY
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A woman died after apparently being bitten by her pet Black Mamba. The woman...
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Reptile
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Jan 14, 2011
Knoxville, TN
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An 8,000 lb elephant named Edie at the Knoxville, Tennessee Zoo backed a trainer...
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Elephant
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Nov 12, 2010
Waskom, TX
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A Harrison County man in his 60's was killed by his pet deer. The 550lb deer...
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Other
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Aug 19, 2010
Columbia Station, OH
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A "pet" bear fatally mauled its caretaker during a feeding on the owner's property....
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Bear
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Jun 10, 2010
Omaha, NE
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34-year-old Nebraska man dies after being strangled by his 9-ft, 25-lb boa constrictor....
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Reptile
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Apr 24, 2010
Orlando, FL
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A veteran trainer at Orlando's SeaWorld was dragged under water to her death...
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Marine
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Apr 09, 2010
Wilkes-Barre, PA
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Elephant is startled and kicks trainer. Trainer dies at scene. Elephant was...
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Elephant
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Oct 04, 2009
Saylorsburg, PA
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Teddy, a 9-year-old 350-lb black bear raised from a cub, attacked and killed...
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Bear
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Jul 01, 2009
Oxford, FL
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A 2-year-old girl was strangled by 12-ft-long Burmese python. The snake escaped...
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Reptile
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Oct 22, 2008
Broken Arrow, OK
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A 32-year-old man was attacked and mortally injured while feeding a 1,000 pound...
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Big Cat
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Oct 21, 2008
Virginia Beach, VA
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A 25-year-old woman was found dead in her home by her husband. The medical examiner's...
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Reptile
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Apr 23, 2008
Big Bear Lake, CA
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Rocky, a 700-lb grizzly bear, killed his trainer with one bite to the neck....
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Bear
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Feb 24, 2008
Sandstone, MN
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In a follow-up to the story (see 3/29/06) involving a woman who possessed big...
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Big Cat
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Dec 25, 2007
San Francisco, CA
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Tatiana, a Siberian tiger, escaped from her enclosure at the San Francisco Zoo....
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Big Cat
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Oct 07, 2007
Ball Ground, GA
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A 66-year-old man who owned an exotic animal operation was gored several times...
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Other
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