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The Penn Hills Volunteer Fire Company responded to a call about a 4-foot alligator in someone’s backyard, eventually capturing the reptile and taping his jaws shut. Officials believe the animal either escaped or his owner wasn’t able to care for him. They are trying to place the gator with a zoo.

Jeri, a 14-year-old female gaur, died of a chronic condition.

An 8-foot-long snake was captured by the Sheriff’s Office in Buffalo Creek Park. He will be put up for adoption if not claimed by his owner.

Police captured a boa constrictor in a backyard and turned it over to animal control. Officials believe the snake was a pet.

An 83-year-old Major Mitchell’s cockatoo named Cookie died. He was euthanized after an abrupt decline in his health.

A probe into a Vientamese crime ring resulted in the discovery of cash, drugs, weapons, gambling machines and an alligator, which was retrieved by Animal Control officers.

Workers spotted a female nilgai on a levee in the central part of the Richard K. Yancey Wildlife Management Area. It was shot by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, and blood and tissue samples were analyzed to ensure the animal was not carrying any diseases potentially harmful to the state’s deer herd.

Bonnie, a 31-year-old orangutan, died after emergency surgery to remove a full-term, nonviable fetus.

A 10-foot-long king cobra escaped from the property of a man who owns 28 snakes. His home is less than a mile from a junior high and high school. King cobras can reach lengths of 18 feet and are considered among the most venomous snakes on the planet. The snakes are aggressive when cornered. The snake was recaptured after game wardens searched the area for several hours.

Cops responding to a burglary report found a 2- to 3-foot alligator in a bathtub. They brought the gator to the Animal Care and Control center. It is illegal to keep an alligator as a pet in New York.