July 11, 2011 Norwalk, CT A 5-foot boa constrictor, believed to be a former pet, was struck and killed by a car. Reptiles
July 9, 2011 Price Township, PA Five kids broke into a home housing 11 full grown alligators and threw rocks at them injuring two. Reptiles
July 9, 2011 Daytona Beach, FL Ormond Beach police were tipped off to illegal drug activity and several venomous snakes kept as pets. Agents found marijuana plants along with vipers, Burmese pythons, rattlesnakes and a water moccasin. The snakes were seized as required permits were not obtained. Reptiles
July 7, 2011 Quitman, TX A snake breeder from Oakdale who was on the lam for seven months is expected to be returned to Allen Parish next week to face animal cruelty charges. David Beauchemin was arrested on a warrant stemming from a March 2010 raid on his shake business where authorities seized more than 75 snakes. Beauchemin was charged with 21 counts of cruelty to aimals and one count of possession of snakes longer than 12 feet without a permit. Reptiles
July 6, 2011 Elk River, MN A 9-year old girl was bitten by a monkey at Wapiti Park Campground in Elk River. The owner of the monkey was visiting friends at the park and had the monkey in a cage. The girl approached the cage and was subsequently bitten. The monkey was a service animal. The girl was not seriously hurt. Primates
July 5, 2011 Little Rock, AR Ellen, a 60-year-old Asian elephant, died. A stroke or heart attack is believed to be the cause of death. Elephants
July 4, 2011 Waiawa Gulch, HI Pig hunters found a 9-foot, 3-inch boa constrictor in Waiawa Gulch. The snake was handed over to the Dept. of Agriculture for inspection. The department was worried that the snake may have given birth. Authorities confirmed that it was probably someone’s former “pet.” Arrangements were made to transfer the snake to a reptile farm on the mainland. Reptiles
July 4, 2011 Bellevue, ID A ball python was found trapped in a small patio area of a home. Police were called out to capture the snake and was taken to a vet clinic. Officials concluded that the snake is probably someones pet. Reptiles
July 1, 2011 Cincinnati, OH Zuri, a 3-month old giraffe at the Cincinnati Zoo who broke her leg in May, was euthanized after veterinarians determined that her injury was debilitating. Other
July 1, 2011 Jackson, NJ A male babboon presumed to have escaped from the nearby Six Flags Great Adventure park was spotted several times in a neighborhood. Six Flags has approximately 150 baboons who roam free and breed in its safari. The park is not required to keep an exact count of its animals. The baboon was eventually captured. Primates