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A 5-foot alligator was found in a wooden crate in a garage by investigators looking into leads in a separate criminal case. It is illegal to own alligators in Hutchinson.

One of the Oregon Zoo’s three lion cubs is being cared for at the veterinary hospital due to not being able to sustain a normal body temperature and the inability to nurse normally.

A New York animal control officer was found with more than 850 snakes at his Long Island home, who was breeding and selling the snakes. Most of the snakes found on the man’s property were legal, but officials said he violated town codes by operating his reptile-sales business without a permit. Among the snakes found were Burmese pythons, which are illegal to own in the state.

A 10-foot python ws found inside of a hollow log after reports were received for 2 weeks. The snake is believed to have been abaondoned.

A classroom pet snake at a high school was found nearly a week after he escaped from his pen.

A 10-foot long, 36-pound North American python (rock python) attacked and killed a family’s 60 pound huskey in Southwest Miami-Dade County. The attack occurred on August 30 but was not reported to FL Fish and Wildlife until September 2, which did not release information to the public until today.

For the second time in a week, an animal has died of unknown causes at this zoo. Aquila, a 21-year old polar bear was found dead in his off-exhibit holding quarters of a ruptured stomach.

A 400-pound lion was found wandering a central Ohio neighborhood. Someone apparently broke the cage lock let the animal out. The owner was able to collect the lion.

Jewell, a 62-year-old Asian elephant, was euthanized after she lay down and was too weak to get back up. She later tested positive for tuberculosis.

Huyanh Ralph Tran, a Mississippi State University senior veterinary student, was arrested by the Starkville Police Department for dealing exotic birds without the proper license after the discovery of an exotic animal breeding facility in his home. The exotic animals found at the residence include dozens of African cats, rare birds, rare frogs, and exotic snakes. They were removed from the home.