Exotic Incident #2460
Incident Date:
06/12/2016
Location:
Grantfork, IL - USA
Facility Name:
Facility Type:
Exotic Pet (E)
Incident Category:
Escape of animal (EA)
Species:
Reptiles
Animal:
Boa constrictor
Animal disposition:
Recaptured
Summary:
A 9 1/2 foot boa constrictor escaped from a private yard. An officer found the snake several hours later wrapped up inside the engineer compartment of the owner’s truck.
The law requires snakes to be locked up at all times, which the owner promised to follow in the future.
Action take by Born Free USA:
Notes:
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/community/highland-news-leader/article85036667.html