Contrary to popular belief, water moccasins and cottonmouth snakes are the same snakes. Both terms refer to the same species, Agkistrodon piscivorus, a venomous water snake in North America. Read on ...

Five previously unknown tree-dwelling snake species, including one named in honor of Leonardo DiCaprio's mother, were found in the jungles Central and South America. Credit: Alejandro Arteaga ...

Coming face-to-face with a large snake is enough to make most people freeze. In this short video circulating online, however, two boys do the opposite — stepping in when they see a large python ...

The investigative minds at How to Survive explain what to do if a snake tries to eat you by the river and how to stay calm while escaping.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Queensland catcher’s callout to remove a python came a little too late for the client’s cat, which the snake was already ...

Cats can sometimes be quite messy eaters, and it gets especially “messy” when toys like a stuffed mouse or feather wand end up in the bowl. What many know from their own pets caused quite a stir on ...

Do chickens attract snakes? Snake catchers explain why they’re appearing in backyards, the risks to pets, and what to do if ...

Slithering boa constrictors, vibrant leopard geckos and torpid red-footed tortoises were among thousands of animals that took ...

Georgia has strict rules about owning exotic animals as pets. These are for your safety and the well-being of the animals we ...

His family said he had been struggling with medical issues in recent days, and an autopsy is under way to determine the cause ...

Through Mineral Point-based Over the Moon Cheese, Florer connects rural cheesemakers to Madison restaurants and retailers.

Some of the nearly 5,200 cold-stunned iguanas collected in South Florida were donated to an exotic leathers company and may ...