ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – A wild monkey that bit a woman and was on the lam in St. Petersburg, Florida, for two years has been apprehended.
Authorities report that a wildlife official darted the monkey with a tranquilizer gun on Wednesday. The monkey then fled into the woods and trappers were able to snare it. The primate was taken to an animal hospital for a checkup.
The monkey was able to elude capture for years as it combed the neighborhoods. A Facebook page was created for it and most recently the crafty Rhesus Macaque bit a woman, causing trappers to ramp up their efforts to grab him.
Animal trapper Vernan Yates was hired by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservative Commission to catch him. It wasn't immediately known if he was with wildlife officials when the monkey was finally caught.
