Stolen Albino Burm

[JohnEDove]

Just to get the word out so everyone can be on watch for this animal.
Merlin, a 12ft albino male Burm was stolen from the Little River Zoo in Oklahoma.
http://www.normantranscript.com/localnews/local_story_278012344

 

[halfwaynowhere]

wow, that's pretty sad, considering males aren't in high demand or anything... Whoever took that snake probably could have gotten one for cheap, and saved themselves all that trouble... I mean, Dumpling, the albino burm that was in last year's super bowl commercial, recently sold for $300 or so, and that was high, considering his "celebrity" status...
I hope Merlin returns home safe and sound, and nobody gets hurt in the process.

 

[GiantVinegaroon]

I still want to know how the **** anyone can steal a 12 foot burm and not be noticed

 

[sassysmama]

That sucks, people can be so dumb sometimes. To the "how could anyone not notice," again, people can be dumb. I rescued a 6ft albino burm from a pet store where they lost it. It got out and they couldn't find it for over three months. Seriously, a 6 ft, bright white and yellow snake, and they couldn't find it. When they did, it was covered in mites and wounds. I think that they were missing a few rats, too, but they wouldn't admit it. Because it was in such bad shape, they let me have it for $50. I really hope they find that stolen one. I know I would be really upset if someone stole mine.
-Ally

 

[Diggy415]

the night time guard or a night time inside job, easy!!

 

[JohnEDove]

Merlin is back home!!!

Someone left a red bag at the gate to the zoo and he was in it, cold, hungry and onery as ever.:clap:
I'm betting that whoever stole him figured out that they bit off more than they could chew. Sure hope the zoo beefs up their security.

 

[crpy]

the night time guard or a night time inside job, easy!!

we had 6 macaws stolen, you tell me it wasn't an inside job. A burm is alittle quieter though

 

[GiantVinegaroon]

That sucks, people can be so dumb sometimes. To the "how could anyone not notice," again, people can be dumb. I rescued a 6ft albino burm from a pet store where they lost it. It got out and they couldn't find it for over three months. Seriously, a 6 ft, bright white and yellow snake, and they couldn't find it. When they did, it was covered in mites and wounds. I think that they were missing a few rats, too, but they wouldn't admit it. Because it was in such bad shape, they let me have it for $50. I really hope they find that stolen one. I know I would be really upset if someone stole mine.
-Ally

well in the human's defense, snakes ARE really good at hiding. they seem to know when people are going out set on finding a certain species ;P

 

[arachnocat]

Wow! Like other people said, that's a lot of effort to take a heavy 12ft snake that's not even rare or valuable. I'm so glad this story had a happy ending.
Two koalas and a rare garter snake were taken from the San Francisco zoo a few years ago. Luckily they caught the people who took the koalas and the animals were returned safely. I don't think they ever found the snake though. Apparently it was endangered and there were only a few left in captivity.

 

[arachnocat]

I just read in the article that it's the second time in 10 days that the snake was stolen. A couple came in and took the snake and a giant tortoise! I don't see how you can be very sneaky doing that... They really do need some better security