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A man looking for recyclables in a trash can found a three-and-a-half foot long ball python, which appeared to have been dumped there. The snake was in good shape and was taken by animal care services.

Sheriff’s deputies found dogs, cats, rabbits, a snake and a lizard abandoned in a home. Authorities believe the emaciated animals had been abandoned for at least a week before being discovered.

According to a citation from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, zookeepers provide veterinary care to a tiger (Toni) that was limping on his left front leg.

According to a citation from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, zookeepers failed to provide adequate veterinary care to a tiger (Trini) who had been diagnosed with, and treated for, a broken tooth and mouth ulcers
in mid-April 2013. On May 23, Trini was observed to have an unsteady, abnormal gait, but zookeepers did not report it to a veterinarian or follow up regarding her previously-diagnosed problems.

A man was caught selling boa constrictors from his parent’s basement. He was charging over $3,000 per snake although the reptiles are illegal in NY.

A state wildlife officer fatally shot a monkey in the village of Neville after it was spotted running through a neighborhood. There were no reports of a missing animal. The monkey was not identified, but is believed to be an escaped pet. The monkey’s body was sent to the Ohio Department of Agriculture for analysis.

More than a dozen exotic snakes worth $30,000 were stolen from private residence.

Police looking for drugs found 25 ball pythons. The snakes were confiscated.

Authorities in Wisconsin removed a throng of exotic reptiles being housed in an urban residence including a Gila monster, crocodiles and snakes. They also found the burned body of a large snake, a dead 4-5 foot alligator, and a carcass of a fawn.

According to a citation from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, zookeepers failed to provide adequate veterinary care to a tiger named Ivery when she went into labor. Ivery was not monitored, and both she and her single cub were found dead in their enclosure the next day.