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Campers in southeast Michigan may want to double check their campsites. A man warned authorities at a county park in Addison Township, Mich., that the 5-foot-long pet boa constrictor that he decided to take with him on a camping trip slithered out of his pop-up camper on June 9. An Oakland County Parks and Recreation executive told reporters that the young boa posed no real threat to humans, but could not make the same guarantee for small, local rodents.

Officials in Matthews, Ind., are moving a Garfield the Cat statue to a place of honor in the city not because of the cultural importance of the statue, but because vandals in the town have singled out the statue form of the cartoon cat for desecration. Originally, city officials had placed the color statue of Garfield decked out in fishing gear near a covered bridge in town. But when ne'er-do-wells chipped the statue's paint by throwing rocks at it and broke a fishing pole out of Garfield's hand, Town Council President David Loer announced he would have the statue moved to the grounds of the town hall for better safekeeping. Other Garfield statues erected near Garfield creator Jim Davis' hometown of Muncie, Ind., have also been the target of desecration: The Marion Chronicle-Tribune Subscribers Advantage Automatic Renewal Program You authorize WORLD Magazine to charge your credit/debit card at the price listed above and in time to renew your subscription to WORLD Magazine, without interruption, before the start of the first 6-month term (for $29.95) and then thereafter at 6-month terms at the regular rate then in effect unless you tell us to stop. You may cancel at any time during your subscription and receive a full refund on all unmailed issues. If your credit/debit card cannot be charged, we will bill you directly instead.