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A Burmese python bit an HIV-positive person.

A buffalo at a petting zoo behind Rachel’s Country Corner gored and trampled a 29-year-old caretaker to death. USDA officials were looking into possible violations of the Animal Welfare Act.

A tiger attacked a volunteer handler at Safari Joe’s Rock Creek Exotic Animal Park when she leaned against the cage. The tiger ripped off her left arm. The woman died from loss of blood. The tiger belonged to International Wildlife Center of Texas, which leased the building in the park.

The owner of Second Nature Exotic Cats Sanctuary was attacked and killed by one of two tigers he released from a building into a penned enclosure for exercise. Police shot both tigers to rescue the wounded and bleeding man, only to discover he was already dead. A search of the property found a third tiger, a lion, and a cougar.

Two wolf-hybrids escaped from their home and killed a llama. The wolf-hybrids were subsequently located and returned to their possessor.

Castro, a 325-pound Sumatran tiger at the Sacramento Zoo, attacked a 30-year-old zookeeper at feeding time. The zookeeper was hospitalized in fair condition with puncture wounds on his neck, right shoulder, and left leg.

A 5-month-old, 40-pound tiger cub at Grant Oly’s Tiger Zone grabbed and bit a pregnant woman on the wrist, causing a puncture wound, and bit a 16-year-old girl. The tiger was euthanized a couple months later for rabies testing. Grant Oly was charged with misdemeanors.

Fort Worth, a 7-year-old Shetland pony with the Shrine Circus, bolted through the auditorium’s back door during a performance. The pony ran against traffic down the middle of the street before pedestrians were able to catch him.

Actress Elisha Cuthbert was badly bitten by a mountain lion being used on the set of 24. She was treated and released.

A 2-ft-long iguana was found walking down a street.