I'm David Farrier, a New Zealander accidentally marooned in America, and I want to figure

out what makes this country tick.

Now one thing I've found out, much to Monika's utter horror, is that America really loves pets,

one day an animal lives with its own kind, and the next it lives in a house with a bunch

of humans.

Over 60 million American households have a pet, there are about 76 million pet dogs here

in the US, and 58 million cats, 7 million birds, and about a million horses.

The one state has chosen to one up the rest of the US when it comes to pets.

This highly venomous cobra escaped from an O'Cala home five years later, the potentially

deadly snake has never been found.

Florida has more exotic animal species than any other state, and quite possibly than any

other country.

Even when you look at just reptiles alone, there are about 50 different species now thriving

in Florida, most of them imports.

And there's all the other stuff people get their hands on, some of which ends up escaping.

That cobra is among hundreds of captive animals that have escaped from Florida homes and

zoos in recent years.

It was getting so out of hand, Florida recently banned the ownership of certain reptiles

and snakes, but things are still pretty wild.

But how wild exactly?

I need to find out.

So grab your nearest axolotl, skunk or blue tongue lizard, and get ready to make it your

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