Snakes
‘Strangest Call of the Weekend’: Santa Ana Police Find Snake in Home’s Bathroom; Owner Sought
Police are trying to track down the owner of a python after the snake was found slithering inside a Santa Ana home over the weekend, spurring the …
Santa AnaAbandoned python found at Windsor waste disposal centre
Picking up strays is nothing new for the Windsor/Essex County Humane Society — but they’re usually not this scaly.This past weekend, the animal …
Southwestern OntarioPython discovered at Windsor recycling plant
The Essex-Windsor Solid Waste Authority (EWSWA) recycling plant on North Service Road East, just off of Central Avenue, probably receives its fair …
Canadian NewsFour-year-old boy survives 'dry' snake bite on family's Sunshine Coast property
The venom of the eastern brown snake is among the world's most deadly and capable of causing paralysis, renal failure and even cardiac arrest in …
Zoology'I tried to get away from it but it was too fast': Boy, four, is lucky to be alive after being bitten by a deadly brown snake while on a walk with his father
An afternoon walk ended in a frantic trip to hospital for a Queensland youngster earlier this month.<p>Four-year-old Jaxon Bird was walking along a …
ZoologyAustralia’s 10 Most Venomous Snakes
Australia is notorious for being a menagerie of deadly creatures. With approximately 170 snake species slithering throughout this great southern …
ZoologyMailman Finds Gigantic Snake Wrapped Around Mailbox, Calls For Help
The snake was reportedly eight-foot-long<p>A mailman in Kansas, US, out doing his job, found a huge surprise waiting for him - a gigantic snake wrapped …
Kansas CityThe snake that's longer than Chopper Read's criminal record: Monster python spotted slithering over rocks in the remote outback
A mother and her children were caught by surprise when the woman accidentally leant against a monster python whilst on a casual walk.<p>Primary school …
Western AustraliaA snake killed his father in church. Now pastor has been bitten, video shows
Cody Coots is following in his father’s footsteps, serving as a pastor in a church.<p>Like his father, Coots is a snake handler. And like his father, he …
South CarolinaNo One Saw It Coming: Snake-Handling Pastor Gets Bit By Snake
In 2014, Pastor Jamie Coots of the Full Gospel Tabernacle in Jesus' Name church in Middlesborough, Kentucky died from a rattlesnake bite. Was it a …
Liberal View‘I was shaking’: Watch the snake police wrangle 5-foot rattler from woman’s property
Linda Hamlin is used to rattlesnakes in her backyard.<p>“When we bought this lot 10 years ago, my husband pulled me aside and told me, ‘You’re going to …
SnakesBoa constrictor wrapped around mailbox derails mail delivery
Snow, rain, heat and gloom won't stop the United States Postal Service from delivering mail, but a red-tailed boa constrictor will.<p>A postal worker …
U.S. Postal ServiceSon of Pastor Who Died from Snake Bite Nearly Dies from Snake Bite (Again)
God is clearly sending these people a hint, and they're not taking it.
DocumentariesHer favorite squirrel was dead, but this SC woman saved her cat from big rattlesnake
Sandy Peebles was heading out her back door to pick some basil from her yard Tuesday when she noticed something unusual.<p>Her favorite squirrel was …
SquirrelsNigeria: Snake Rearing a 'Lucrative' Business - Official
Abubakar Ballah, the Officer-in-Charge of Snakebite Treatment and Research Centre, Kaltungo, Gombe state, has called on Nigerians to embrace snake …
ZoologyCan you spot the snakes hiding in these spots around homes?
A Queensland reptile catcher has shared a unique challenge, calling for people to spot the snakes hiding in a series of pictures – a task that has …
Gold CoastTiny bird feasts on snake’s guts while it’s still alive
An unusual sight was captured on video in Kruger Park, South Africa. A small bird somehow got the upper hand on a larger snake, and ate the reptile …
NatureMarietta child remembers snake bite every year with nice deed
Levi Fisher of Marietta was bit by a copperhead on August 3, 2014. Just two years old at the time, he was rushed to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta …
Intensive CareA snake is seen lurking on a child's scooter – but you'll NEVER spot the sneaky serpent
An image shared to social media shows a snake hiding near a child's scooter.<p>The image was shared to Facebook by Snake Catchers in Queensland.<p>The page …
Social MediaPensioner catches four-foot snake after it slithered onto his driveway
A pensioner had to catch a four foot long SNAKE which slithered onto the driveway of his Wythenshawe home.<p>John Stone was pulling into his home on …
ZoologySnake Waving Preacher Gets Deja Vu, Snake Bite
Aug 17, 2018<p>A preacher whose father died <b>seven minutes</b> after a bite from a deadly snake has decided to follow in his father's footsteps and has …
ZoologyEscaped snake spotted in Leuven shopping street
When the fire service arrived they saw the snake slip into cellar of a shop. Originally from the southeast of the United States, the corn snake is …
BelgiumHunt for criminal known as Snake who kept deadly caiman, cobras and pythons without licence
A man known as Snake is on the run from police after he was found guilty in his absence of keeping a caiman and other reptiles without a …
Crime (UK)How to snake-proof your yard
Snakes are important to the ecosystem, but if you don't want to run into one at home, here's what to do.<p>There may be no creature on the planet that …
ZoologyIllawarra snakecatcher inundated with calls due to dry weather
Slippery customer: Snakecatcher Ray McGibbon with the tiger snake he relocated from a property at Belmore Falls, Robertson, recently. Picture: …
ZoologyLocal Ducatista Hauls Venomous Snakes with Multistrada
This rider has definitely <i>not</i> had it with all these freakin' snakes in his freakin' saddlebags<p>There's no denying that the Ducati Multistrada is a …
MotorcyclesAn Ontario Couple Woke Up To A Massive Snake In Their Bedroom
My worst nightmare came true for an Ontario couple this week when they woke up to a massive snake in their bedroom. The couple, who live in an …
SnakesFishermen Co-Exist With Copperhead
Their 'oh, by the way' sure surprised the DEC officer, though.<p>ROCKLAND COUNTY, NY — An environmental conservation officer on patrol had a close …
FishA Barrier Had To Be installed In Montreal's Pointe-Claire To Keep Out The Massive Number Of Snakes
<b>Montreal has more than it's fair share of wild</b> animals that cross through the city. You can expect to see deer and coyotes on a somewhat regular …
SnakesMassachusetts Man Finds Boa Constrictor Under Car Hood
A Massachusetts man got quite the surprise when he opened his car hood Saturday and discovered a boa constrictor curled up in the engine.<p>"It pretty …
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