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A man had to be rushed to the hospital after authorities say he was bitten by his pet snake, a European Long Nose Viper. When authorities seized his pets, they discovered 60 snakes and lizards inside his home. Some of the species were so rare that officials had to send them to experts to be identified-most were venemous. A number of dead reptiles were also recovered. The man was keeping the reptiles illegally.

Authorities shot and killed a pet monkey after it escaped and attacked a woman and a sheriff’s deputy. The woman had to be hospitalized for her injuries. Four other monkeys, 2 Java macaques and 2 Rhesus macaques, were found living in deplorable conditions in the owner’s home and were rescued.

116 exotic bids were seized by officals from an exotic bird breeder. The owner had run the Hookbill Haven Aviary for over 30 years. Many of the birds were found in poor health with cages stacked on top of each other. In addition to the exotic birds, horses, chickens and cats were also found.

Dane County Humane Society seized a 3-year old baboon that was being kept in a basement. The man on two separate occassions lied to authorities about keeping a baboon, but admitted owning one when confronted with an inspection warrant issued by a judge. The man gave up the baboon to authorities.

Shiva, a 14-year-old male white tiger, died of cancer.

A peacock escaped from the Central Park Zoo and perched on a Fifth Avenue apartment building near the park. After one day, the bird flew back to the zoo.

A local man reported encountering a very large, live snake, which turned out to be a Burmese Python measuring about 18 ft in length. Following consultation with zoo officials, the police “humanely dispatched” the snake. It is believed that the snake was deposited by someone in the area.

A woman was attacked by a 14-foot boa constrictor as she was giving it some water. The woman is a former wildlife rehabilitator and has years of experience caring for snakes. She had cared for this particular snake for the past 8 years. Emergency crews tried to behead the snake, but the snake survived the attempt.

Pennsylvania humane officers seized animals, both dead and alive, from a couple that was hoarding them. Among the seized animals were two dead iguanas, a dead 4-foot alligator, at least three living turtles and countless dogs, frogs, cats, rats, roosters and tarantulas. Some of the animals were reported to be mummified.

A 35-pound serval was found near a road and picked up by animal control. Officials believe the cat is a pet who was let loose in the area. The cat was released to Boulder Ridge Wild Animal Park in Alto.