September 2, 2011 Clayton, GA A red tail Boa Constrictor was rescued from a truck’s engine. The snake was malnourished and had sustained injuries. It is believed that the snake is a former pet that someone released. Reptiles
August 28, 2011 Brooklyn, NY A 10-foot python was discovered when the water from the tub it was in overfilled and started leaking onto the apartment below. It is illegal to own a python as a pet in New York. Reptiles
August 27, 2011 Mesa, AZ A 22-year old man was caught on camera trying to smuggle 5 snakes from a store in Mesa, AZ by stuffing the snakes down his pants. Reptiles
August 25, 2011 Miami, FL A man was caught trying to smuggle 7 snakes and 3 turtles in his pants at Miami airport. The man was arrested and faces a maximum of five-years in jail. Reptiles
August 23, 2011 Kelso, WA A man called 911 for help corralling his 10-foot red tail boa constrictor indicating that the snake was “cranky” and had struck at his wife twice. A Humane Society officer secured the snake. Reptiles
August 22, 2011 Scottsdale, AZ Seven reptiles (4 pythons and 3 lizards), including snakes up to 16 ft long, have been rescued from a home in northern Arizona. The reptiles were underweight and some were ill. They were taken from a hoarder who released the 7 reptiles, but refused to give up custody of a dozen others. Reptiles
August 22, 2011 St. Louis, MO An 8-year old sea lion at the St. Louis Zoo was found dead after performing at a public show. Sea lions typically live for 20 years. The cause of death was unknown. Marine
August 18, 2011 Springfield, MO A 8-year old girl was attacked by a macaque monkey that was in a nearby car. The girl is being treated for transmittable disease. Primates
August 18, 2011 Colfax, IL An emu escaped from its enclosure at the Central Illinois Small Animal Rescue in Colfax and eludes capture. Other
August 18, 2011 St. Paul, MN A 3-foot long snake got loose in a man’s car and was found a week later wound up on the airbag. Reptiles