Search Exotic Incidents Database

16 exotic birds and 65 dogs were rescued from deplorable living conditions at an illegal breeding site in a home. The two breeders were charged with more than 100 counts of animal cruelty.

34 reptiles, including three endangered species, died in the course of one night due to an unknown “toxic agent.” The dead snakes included a Louisiana pine snake, Catalina Island rattlesnake, Aruba Island rattlesnake, forest cobra, and Eastern diamondback rattlesnake.

A 6-year-old Siberian tiger named Max died of lymphoma.

A man climbed a fence and touched a sleeping tiger. He faces criminal trespassing charges.

A highly venomous 2-foot-long suphan monocled cobra got out of his cage in the owner’s house. A visitor to the house opened the cage to get the snake to move, and the cobra lunged at the man, then slithered away. Officers with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission search the area but found nothing. The visitor was charged with a misdemeanor.

Jamili, a 9-year-old female giraffe, was found unresponsive in her behind-the-scenes living quarters. The death was blamed on an accident involving a piece of equipment intended for enrichment. Zookeepers reported that Jamili became entangled in a “toy” made from a soft drink barrel.

A patas monkey was seized from a home after New Hampshire Fish and Game received a tip that he was being illegally kept as a pet.

King Zulu, a 20-year-old white Bengal tiger, was euthanized after a “steep decline in health.”

Praline, a female gorilla, threw a block of wood at a crowd of spectators. It hit a pregnant woman, sending her to the hospital.

Peter, a chimpanzee in his 40s, died of a suspected heart attack.