Exotic Incident #1690
Incident Date:
01/28/2012
Location:
Downers Grove, IL - USA
Facility Name:
Petco
Facility Type:
Exotic Pet (E)
Incident Category:
Escape of animal (EA)
Species:
Reptiles
Animal:
Boa Constrictor
Animal disposition:
Summary:
Police are investigating the theft of a boa constrictor from a Petco store in Downer’s Grove, Illinois. A customer saw a man and a woman taking a ball boa constrictor from a cage and alerted employees. The live snake was replaced with a dead one.
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