PETS

I don't think keeping venomous snakes as pets is a good idea and this latest incident says why.

The owner of a Gaboon viper was bit on his index finger in his home in Florida.� After driving himself to the hospital and discussing the situation with an investigator from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Jamie DePriest was�slapped with eight second-degree misdemeanor charges relating to owning the viper.

He apparently didn't have a permit to own the snake plus lived with his wife and two children which raises other safety concerns.�

He could have lost his life, children, and still be fined thousands of dollars and face prison time.� Was it really worth it?

Pet Viper Bites Owner in Florida originally appeared on About.com Exotic Pets on Saturday, September 4th, 2010 at 00:00:33.

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Rhode Island is on the alert for a pet alligator that was released into a pond.

The alligator hasn't been captured yet, but residents of the area have been alerted of it's presence and warned not to swim in the private property pond.

This isn't the first time a pet alligator has been released in the area and officials are working on catching it.

Rhode Island Alligator originally appeared on About.com Exotic Pets on Friday, September 3rd, 2010 at 23:47:13.

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Another large snake was found in the wild where it shouldn't be - this time in Indiana.

A family was kayaking� on the Wildcat Creek�and stumbled upon a large Burmese python slithering through some trees.� Authorities were contacted but the decision to kill the snake, who was minding his own business and could have been sent to an