| Summary: | During a routine clinical examination of a four-year-old female Cuban boa (<i>Epicrates angulifer</i>) belonging to a zoological park located in northern Portugal, a skin lesion was observed. A skin swab was taken. Bacteriological analysis conducted using the Vitek<sup>®</sup> 2 Compact system identified the presence of the bacteria species <i>Kocuria kristinae</i>, a new bacterial pathogen that may be a potential pathogen in wild animals. This <i>K. kristinae</i> strain was resistant to kanamycin, pradofloxacin, erythromycin, clindamycin, tetracycline, nitrofurantoin, and trimethoprim/sulphamethoxazole and was therefore classified as a multidrug-resistant bacterium. To the authors’ knowledge, this is the first time that <i>K. kristinae</i> has been described in the skin of a Cuban boa. This report serves as a cautionary warning about the importance of recognising and investigating the potential pathogenicity of this agent, as well as contributing to the development of strategies to prevent the spread of antibiotic-resistant microorganisms.
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