NY: Owner of alligator and python seized in May by DEC pleads guilty to owning wild animals
Syracuse, NY -- The owner of Howard the alligator and Sponge Bob the albino Burmese python, two reptiles seized earlier this year from the man's Syracuse home, pleaded guilty today to two counts of unlawful possession of a wild animal, the state Department of Environmental Conservation announced
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2011/07/owner_of_alligator_and_python.html

MO: Judge orders alligators returned to owner
A Boone County judge cast doubt on Ken Henderson’s animal caretaking abilities even as she ruled yesterday that six alligators should be returned to his custody.
http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2011/jul/29/henderson-get-back-gators/

PA: Fox 29 Reporter Talks About On-Air Attack
Our reporter, Chris O'Connell was attacked Tuesday night in South Philadelphia while reporting on what SPCA officials were calling one of the most bizarre cases of animal hoarding they have ever seen.
http://www.myfoxphilly.com/dpp/good_day_philadelphia/Fox_29_Reporter_Discusses_On-Air_Attack_072711

MD: Charles proposal puts stricter control on pit bulls
Other revisions would ban the sale or possession exotic animals including poisonous snakes, monkeys and apes, wolves and wolf-dog hybrids, wildcats weighing more than 30 pounds, and wild animals including skunks, raccoons and bears, bringing county regulations in line with state law, the presentation states.
http://www.somdnews.com/article/20110729/NEWS/707299849/1055/charles-proposal-puts-stricter-control-on-pit-bulls&template=southernMaryland

HI: Police seize ball python from Waialua home
Police seized a snake from a Waialua home today after someone called Crime Stoppers to report it. It is the 13th illegal reptile taken in by state officials since June 29.
http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/126043528.html