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A 3-ft-long python was found lounging behind a woman’s toilet. The woman spotted the snake while she was bending over the bathroom sink to wash her hair. The snake will be returned to its “owner,” the former tenant in the same apartment.

A “pet” bear nipped a 4-year-old boy in the stomach. The bear belonged to a visiting neighbor. The boy was not seriously injured.

A “pet” mountain lion escaped from its enclosure and roamed through Galveston County.

A black panther bit an animal trainer, breaking her ankle, during the shooting of the movie Swiss Family Robinson.

Police blamed a loose python for a one-car accident that injured the snake’s “owner” and friend. The 10-ft-long “pet” python was napping in the back seat of its “owner’s” car when it awoke and slithered into the front seat. In an attempt to remove the snake, the woman drove into the median causing her car to flip. The snake was caught and given to the woman’s father.

A baboon attacked a 4-year-old girl at Goebbert’s Pumpkin Farm and Petting Zoo, leaving permanent scars on the girl’s arms.

A man was charged with five wildlife misdemeanors after his “pet” macaque monkey, Ringo, bit a girl. One of the charges included trying to illegally sell the monkey after the incident. Ringo harbored the herpes B virus. Ringo was tested to determine if the virus was active.

A “pet” bobcat escaped from its “owner’s” home and terrorized a neighborhood rabbit. The bobcat was later found in a neighbor’s yard.

A “pet” Siberian tiger escaped from its cage and frightened a 74-year-old woman.

A “pet” viper sank its fangs into its “owner” who had to be rushed to the hospital.