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An 11-ft-long python named Bruce escaped from his cage while his possessor was moving. The snake was subsequently located and returned.

Authorities took a monkey, an alligator, a tarantula, and six piranhas from a man’s home after arriving on his doorstep to investigate a hit-and-run fender bender accident. Animal Control officials last week cited the man on misdemeanor charges for illegal possession of exotic animals.

A zookeeper at the Denver Zoo died after a 6-year-old jaguar, Jorge, mauled her in the doorway of his exhibit. Jorge was fatally shot when he approached emergency workers who were treating the injured woman.

A family was forced to relinquish their four Siberian tigers to Cat Tales. The family was forced to move due to foreclosure of their home.

Two wolves, including a pregnant female, escaped from Predator World.

A serval escaped from her home after a door was left open. The cat was recaptured and returned to her home.

A large boa constrictor was found at the Pointe West Development.

A 3-year-old wallaby escaped from the backyard of a home. Two San Bernardino Animal Control officers finally corralled the animal. Authorities said a woman was babysitting the wallaby for his possessor when the animal escaped. The possessor was cited for keeping a wild animal without a permit.

Officers investigating a break-in at local residence found a 10-ft-long albino Burmese python. An Animal Control Officer said the malnourished and dehydrated snake should weigh approximately 100 lbs but thought it weighed barely 30 lbs. She cared for reptiles and snakes at Palmetto Reptiles and Exotic Animals and intended to nurse the snake back to good health.

A female Japanese snow monkey that escaped her home in early December was finally caught on the Seymour Johnson Air Force Base grounds. The monkey’s fate was still unclear.