Exotic Incident #530
Incident Date:
03/11/2003
Location:
North Charleston, SC - USA
Facility Name:
Roark’s Reptile Safari / South Carolina Aquarium
Facility Type:
Non-accredited Facility (RSZ)
Incident Category:
Escape of animal (EA)
Species:
Reptiles
Animal:
Reticulated Python
Animal disposition:
Recaptured
Summary:
While being moved from Roark’s Reptile Safari (non-AZA) to spend the rest of year at the South Carolina Aquarium (AZA), a 22-foot-long, 250-pound female reticulated python broke free of her container and slithered into a transport van’s undercarriage, then made a break for a sewer grate. The python was recaptured by the aquarium curator and four fellow staffers.
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