The first week of each month, during the Spring and Summer at Kansas City’s First Fridays on 18th and Vine, Sha’Quan Clark’s tent full of exotic animals draws a whole lot of attention.

Today, he cares for a wide variety of animals, including jackals, a kangaroo, a tortoise, pigs, a coatimundi (a South American raccoon), an ostrich, goats, an alligator, snakes, scorpions ...

"Pythons are an old, ancient species. We've seen this in more advanced species like garter snakes," said Booth, adding that the discovery helps scientists learn more about the snakes' evolutionary ...

Customs officials in India stopped and arrested an airline passenger travelling from Thailand after they say he was caught smuggling dozens of venomous snakes and other small reptiles into the ...

Warmer weather brings more time for social interactions, outdoor adventures — and encounters with wandering snakes. Staying alert during snake season tends to be a good idea, and knowing how to ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — As we get into the summer months, you’re more likely to see snakes outside. Many people often consider killing these reptiles, but you may want to think twice, because some ...

The snakes, which included 44 Indonesian pit vipers, were “concealed in checked-in baggage”, Mumbai Customs said in a statement late on June 1. “An Indian national arriving from Thailand was ...

Cobras and pythons, though both snakes, differ significantly. Cobras are venomous, possess a distinctive hood, and are agile hunters, while pythons are non-venomous constrictors, relying on ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Antique toys from Allentown man’s extensive collection sold for way more than expected. Find ...

NO. 7: NORTH CAROLINA IS HOME TO 6 VENOMOUS SNAKES. HERE’S WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE. We may be more likely to see snakes this time of year, as the weather warms.

With 260,000 acres of marshes, swamps and bottomland forests, the delta offers ideal conditions for both venomous and non-venomous snakes. Cottonmouths are common here, along with nonvenomous ...

However, this time, customs officials seized as many as 48 poisonous snakes and 5 turtles from a passenger. Even the security guards were alarmed when it came to light that the passenger had been ...