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A 7-foot pet Colombian Red Tail constrictor named “Puppy” escaped from his cage and hasn’t been seen since. Neighbors were told to be on the look-out. A reward has been offered.

A pet monkey named Zeke escaped its backyard cage for about two hours and bit and scratched two people. This was the second escape for the macaque in the past 2 months and will now be taken to a sanctuary.

Animal control authorities removed 13 exotic pets from an apartment in a New York housing project. Exotic pets are prohibited inside public housing in New York. The animals included a boa constrictor and five pythons, two alligators, two bearded dragons, one gecko, one scorpion and a tarantula. The animals have been confiscated.

A pet python who escaped from its enclosure was found in a wall inthe owner’s home.

A Javan macaque kept illegally as a pet in Paso Robles bit a woman caring for it causing severe injuries on her arm and finger. The macaque is believed to belong to the woman’s boyfriend. The macaque was kept in a small dog crate inside the couple’s trailer and was being fed Frosted Flakes. California Fish and Game is handling the investigation and the owner could be charged with unlawful possession of a restricted species. The macaque has been taken into quarantine for 60 days.

An 8-foot, 60-pound pet python went missing from a residence and has not been found.

Snow, the popular polar bear who was half of the oe-time Denver Zoo brother-sister duo of Klondike and Snow, died at the Tucson’s Reid Park Zoo of unknown causes. The park administrator said she was fine the day before and seemed to have died in her sleep. Snow had been at the Tucson Zoo since Feburary. An autopsy is being performed to determine the cause of death.

An alligator was found in a window well of a residental home. The alligator seemed to have been well cared for and is believed to have been dumped by a former owner. It was taken to an exotic animal rescue facility.

A man rescued a 4-foot boa constrictor after finding it along a road. The man put the snake in the trunk of his car to transport it and the snake wedged itself in a nook in the trunk. Police officers were called to assist the man with the snake, but could not get the snake out. The man then ripped open a portion of his trunk to extricate the snake and is working with the humane society to place it. The snake is believed to be a former pet.

A 3-4 foot long pet ball python is on the loose after escaping from one of the classrooms of Fishers Junior High School. The snake has not been found.