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Deputies were called to a home where the residents reported their 10-foot boa missing in a residential neighborhood. The snake had been missing around 4 days at the time it was reported missing. The snake was discovered 2 weeks later hiding inside of a wall in the residence.

A chimpanzee escaped his enclosure and was loose for about an hour. The 15-year old chimp used a barrel to get out.

An 8-foot Red Tail Boa Constrictor was found on a U-Haul truck by the manager of the facility. It is unclear how the snake ended up in the truck. Officers from the FL Fish and Wildlife captured the snake and turned it over to the SPCA.

Shama, a red panda who had just given birth to three cubs, died of encephalitis, an infection caused by a parasite.

Authorities seized 14 boa constrictors and pythons from a woman’s home in Houston Heights. Most of the snakes had medical problems and were underweight. All were confiscated.

Two monkeys bit and scratched a woman at a Galveston theme park.

Residents in Englewood reported seeing a monkey loose. Officers could not locate the monkey. Pet monkeys are illegal in the state of Colorado.

A Long Island couple found a 3-foot python underneath a couch cushion. Because the couple had just moved in, it is thought the previous tenants had left the snake in the apartment. The snake was taken away by the SPCA.

Rocky the bobcat escaped his from his guardian’s house again. This was the second incident. The animal was loose for about an hour before being captured. The guardian is scheduled to appear in court for the incidents. She was also ordered to pay a $1,000 fine and over $200 in restitution, plus additional fines. The court also ordered a DNA test to determine if Rocky was a purebred bobcat, which are illegal to own in NJ, or if he was a hybrid. The test came back inconclusive.

Six cotton-top tamarin monkeys died suddenly of unknown causes a couple of days after arriving at the Oregon Zoo. Necropsy results were inconclusive.