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A 15-year-old boy brought home a rattlesnake to keep as his “pet” and was struck on the right index finger. The boy was rushed to the hospital and the State Department of Fish and Game removed the snake.

A 16-year-old girl was bitten by her “pet” 6-ft-long African rock python, Junior, and suffered extensive puncture wounds to her fingers. Police used a scissor to release the snake’s hold.

Two lion cubs escaped from their pens.

An escaped emu was killed after he chased one dog and harassed others.

A neighbor found and killed an escaped 8-ft-long python snake in his backyard.

An escaped alligator was recaptured in Darby Creek.

A “pet” wallaby was on the loose after being startled by a dog.

Kalisa, a 3-year-old African lioness, killed another female lion in a fight over a wild duck that flew into the enclosure.

A 5-ft-long python escaped from his cage and was thought to be somewhere in the house or wandering the neighborhood. The home was the residence of two children.

A man bitten by his “pet” cobra was in critical condition.