July 3, 2013 Forest Grove, OR A 4-foot long corn shake was found inside the engine compartment of a pickup truck in a Portland suburb. The snake is believed to be a former pet.
July 2, 2013 Cambridge, MA A 3-foot boa constrictor was found on her porch, wedged between the tracks of a sliding door. The snake is thought to be someone’s escaped pet. Reptiles
June 26, 2013 Athens County, OH A resident at a mobile home park turned a 4-foot python loose intending to kill it with a lawnmower because they couldn’t afford to feed the animal. The snake escaped and has not been seen since. Reptiles
June 26, 2013 Penn Township, PA An alligator was found wandering and was captured by responding police. Reptiles
June 25, 2013 Charlestown, IN Zoo owner Tim Stark told U.S. Department of Agriculture inspectors that he had “euthanized” a young female leopard by beating her to death with a baseball bat. Big Cats
June 24, 2013 Aransas Pass, TX A rookie officer pulling a routine traffic stop was bit on his hand by a monkey. Recorded on his sunglasses camera, a moneky lurched from behind the driver’s seat and attacked the officer. The monkey is trained to entertain at carnivals and festivals and to pose in photos. Primates
June 24, 2013 Chesterfield County, VA A man caught a 9-foot albino python that was headed down a drain and took the animal to the Off The Ark Exotic Pets in Chesterfield. It is believed that the snake was a former pet. Reptiles
June 24, 2013 South Toledo, OH A 4.5-foot Albino Burmese Python has gone missing from its home. The snake has had a history of escaping his cage. Reptiles
June 24, 2013 Washington, DC Rusty the red panda escaped the zoo and wandered around a nearby neighborhood before being found and returned. Other
June 24, 2013 Punta Gorda, FL Several Asian Water Buffalo roamed U.S. 41 in south Punta Gorda after someone cut a fence. Deputies were eventually able to contain the animals in a nearby field. Other