Exotic Animal Incident Report

Reported: Jul 17, 2012
Location: Plymouth, Massachusetts

Animal: Burmese Python
Animal Disposition: recaptured

Facility Type: Exotic Pet
Facility Name: unknown

Category: Escape of animal, Attack resulting in human injury, Legal/illegal issue
Species: Reptile

Summary: An 11-foot python escaped from its owner and bit a neighbor in the leg before being captured by an Environmental Police Officer. Pythons are legal pets in MA, so the snake was returned to its owner, although whether or not he had a permit was in question. The bite victim was taken to a hospital.

Source: Wicked Local Plymouth.com