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A 12 to 14-foot long Burmese python, believed to be a former pet, was found coiled inside a valve cover box located at Marco Island’s Waste Water Treatment plant. Florida is experiencing problems with the non-native species. The snake will be checked for a microchip, but will be euthanized if no owner is found.

An 8-foot Columbian red-tail boa is on the loose in Jacksonville Beach, Florida. The owner reported it missing to the police.

According to a citation from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, zookeepers transported two unweaned 3-day-old
infant tigers from Oklahoma to the zoo, and the infant tigers died within two days.

A 6-foot emu was found on a residential property. Authorities do not know where the bird came from.

A volunteer for the Arkansas Wildlife Rehabilitators had her mountain lion confiscated who she was keeping in her back yard.

It is illegal to own big cats in Elm Springs.

A man is in custody after a tiger, two mountain lions, three bobcats, two lynx, a serval, and two skunks were found in negligent conditions. The man became combative during the seizure and authorities found methamphetamines on the property. All of the seized animals found homes in sanctuaries in Texas, Florida and Kansas.

According to a citation from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, zookeepers failed to provide veterinary care to a tiger (Baxter) who was exhibiting a pronounced limp in his right hind leg. That leg was visibly swollen and non-weight-bearing, resulting in Baxter walking in a hopping manner and then falling to the ground.

A Utah man has been ordered by police to get rid of all but one of his 29 exotic boa contrictors due to not having an exotic pet permit. City ordinance allows one snake per person unless an exotic permit is obtained. Police issued the man a ticket for failing to have a license and gave him seven days to relocate the snakes.

A tiger briefly escaped in the backstage area during a circus performance. No one was hurt and the tiger was corralled after an encounter with a woman in a bathroom.

Several snakes were let loose onto a Torrance Little League field. While none of the snakes were poisonous, they were all constrictors that could endanger small pets. Not all the snakes were able to be rounded up. Police believe someone had hand-raised them for several years before dumping them.