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Two owners of a gift shop were bitten by a 20-ft, 275-lb python on display at the shop. The python wrapped around one man’s chest and face, causing him to pass out then bit his hand. The second man was also bitten on the hand. The gift shop has several exotic animals on display in the store. The python was recaptured and returned to its cage. The snake was subsequently sent to a nature and breeding preserve in Texas. (Wisconsin State Journal)

An “owner” transferred possession of her “pet” cougar to an animal shelter after the cougar repeatedly stalked her children.

“Pet” cougar bites hand of woman trying to pet it after being reassured by its possessor that the animal is tame. Bites to hand and forearms cause serious injury.

A “pet” cougar bit the hand of a woman assured by the handler that the animal was tame. Bites to her hand and forearms caused serious injury.

A “pet” tiger became aggressive and scratched two pet store workers and bite another while the tiger was having her photograph taken. The “pet” tiger was one of two owned by the family.

A 8-foot-2-inch-long venomous king cobra escaped its habitat and went into a crevice high above the glass enclosure. Handlers kept watch for hours and tried luring it into its home with rat meat and used a blast of carbon dioxide, but resorted to killing it with a rifle shot to avoid injury to themselves.

A cougar named Missy briefly escaped from the property she was being housed at by jumping over a 10-ft wall after a barrier fence fell down.

A woman flushed her toilet and came face to face with a 6-ft-long boa constrictor. A wildlife expert removed the snake from the toilet. The snake, dubbed Johnny, was a “pet” that found its way into the sewer system.

A “pet” monkey, Angel, bit at least 5 people on separate occasions, including a boy who lived in the neighborhood. Angel’s teeth were removed to prevent further bites.

An elephant attacked an assistant trainer during a training exercise at the Los Angeles Zoo, breaking three ribs and a collarbone.