Revised Definition of Wild and Dangerous Animals

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Revised 29 March 2019 2  Large constricting snakes, meaning any heavy-bodied snake that feeds by constriction and which species, subspecies or hybrid may attain a total adult body length reaching or exceeding 10 feet, including, but not restricted to, Green Anaconda (Eunectes murinus), Yellow Anaconda (Eunectes notaeus), Reticulated Python [Python (=Malayopython) reticulatus), Burmese (Python bivittatus), Indian Python (Python molurus), African Rock Python (Python sebae), and Amethystine Python [Morelia (=Simalia) amethistina];  Non-native species and subspecies of scorpions, spiders and other arachnids that are capable of injecting toxins that may cause severe pain, injury and/or death to humans, including, but not restricted to, spiders of the genera Missulena, Phoneutria, Atrax, Hadronyche, Illawarra, Hexophthalma, Sicarius, and Poecilotheria and scorpions of the genera Androctonus, Buthacus, Buthus, Centruroides, Hottentotta, Leiurus, Mesobuthus, Parabuthus, Tityus, Hemiscorpius, and Nebo;  Felines other than the domestic house cat. Any hybrid of such felines with the domestic house cat are permissible only if the hybrid is a filial 5 (F5) hybrid or later (defined as being five or more generations since the cross included a pure wild feline) as documented by a breeder pedigree; maintained at all times in an enclosed environment; and documented to be vaccinated against rabies by a licensed veterinarian;  Canids other than the domestic dog, including any hybrid of such canids with the domestic dog;  Bears;  Elephants;  Nonhuman primates In order to properly administer the provisions of this Ordinance, the Animal Services Advisory Board may add or remove species, subspecies or hybrids to or from the above list of Wild and Dangerous Animals. Additions to or deletions from the animals regulated herein may be made only if the Animal Services Advisory Board and Animal Services Staff recommend to the Board of County Commissioners, after receiving evidence, that such animal species are domesticated or not or have undergone domestication to the extent that natural behaviors have changed; because of habit that would or would not require the exercise of force or skill to keep them safely in captivity; and would or would not create a reasonable likelihood of hazard to the public.