October 19, 2012 Easton, MD Easton police have captured a 4-feet long ball python that was sunbathing on a bridge. Police believe tha the snake either escaped or was released by a former owner. Reptiles
October 19, 2012 Kansas City, MO The federal government fined the Kansas City Zoo more than $4,500 after one of its chimpanzees literally straved to death because of zookeeper failures. Zoo officials admitted that they failed to provide adequate care for the chimp that died. Primates
October 16, 2012 Portland, OR A large 4-foot long boa constrictor was found slithering around a northeast Portland backyard. The snake was captured and taken to animal control. It is believed that the snake is a pet that was dumped or escaped. Reptiles
October 16, 2012 Bay St. Louis, MS A truck carrying four elephants for Cole Brothers Circus of the Stars ran off the highway and into a wooded area. The driver and elephants were reported uninjured, although one of the elephants was uncooperative and had to be moved separately to another trailer. Elephants
October 15, 2012 Hawthorne, CA A family in Hawthorne found a snake inside their home. This is the second snake the family has found. Animal Control investigated and found the snakes belong to a neighbor, whose snake had just given birth to babies who escaped their enclosure. Reptiles
October 14, 2012 Greenfield, MA A ball python was found in a wooded park and taken by an animal control officer. This was the second python found in the space of a week. It is believed that one individual set free the two pythons as well as the two pythons found in nearby Montague. Reptiles
October 13, 2012 Key West, FL A 10-foot boa constrictor, belived to be an escaped or released pet, was captured by deputies at the Key West International Airport. The snake was turned over to the FL Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Reptiles
October 11, 2012 Clarksville, TN A $3,000 pet marmoset monkey named Gizzy was stolen from a home. Nothing else was taken. Primates
October 11, 2012 Las Vegas, NV Two University of California-Berkeley law school students have been arrested after police say they killed and decapitated an exotic bird, a helmeted Guinea fowl, that was part of a Las Vegas resort attraction. Other
October 10, 2012 Mastic, NY The Suffolk County SPCA is trying to find out who abandoned a 3-foot boa constrictor in Mastic. The snake was abandoned in a glass fish tank and found by police after an officer responded to a 911 call. Reptiles