Category: Snake Information & News
Ball Python Captured In Hawaii Garage
There are no native snakes in Hawaii and it is illegal to keep them as pets. [...]
King Cobra Escapes Its Handler In Florida
Media says reality TV star reported the cobra missing the day after it escaped. [...]
Python Gets Honorable Mention in They Ate What? Vet Radiograph Contest
Veterinary Practice News hosts an X-Ray contest every year whereby veterinarians send in their most “eye popping” radiographs f [...]
Two Critically Endangered Louisiana Pine Snakes Hatched At Florida Zoo
Louisiana pine snakes have very small clutches, usually around three to five eggs per clutch. [...]
Sea Snake And Venomous Stonefish In Epic Jaw Lock Battle In Australia
Both the sea snake and the stonefish were essentially in a stalemate when a local diver tried to separate the two. [...]
Another California Man Who Tried to Take Selfie With Rattlesnake Gets Bit
Alex Gomezes' mother shared his story so others would helpfully learn what she thought her son already knew. [...]
Florida Man Survives Coral Snake Bite
According to Newschannel 3, 52 people were bit by coral snakes in 2014 [...]
Is A Snake A Service Animal?
Man in Missouri claimed a snake around his neck was his service animal. [...]
Snake Cafe Opens In Tokyo And Its Not What You Think
Cafe’s where you can essentially view and rent cats while you sip your coffee have been around for years, but have you heard of a snake cafe? That’s r [...]
Two-headed Chinese Cobra Born At Snake Farm In China
A two-headed snake described as a Chinese cobra (Naja atra) was said to have been born at a snake farm in southern China. The snake was brought to the [...]
Judge to Hear if “Snake Infested” House Lawsuit Can Continue
Maryland couple is suing for $2 million over a $410,000 house purchase. [...]
Mark O'Shea Discovers New Guinea Worm Eating Snake At Harvard University
The snake sat mislabeled at Harvard University for more than 40 years. [...]
Monocled Cobra Found Inside Luxury High Rise Euthanized
Police captured the venomous snake with a broom and a pillowcase. [...]
Federal Lawsuit Targets Police Use Of Burmese Python In Alabama Jail
Inmate Trawick Redding told jail guards he is scared of snakes. [...]
Did You Know That Blind Snakes Decapitate Their Prey?
The blind snake removes the head of termites before it eats them. [...]
Four-Legged Fossil Snake Stirs The Evolutionary Pot
Tetrapodophis amplectus was discovered a few decades ago but it sat in a private collection out of the way of scientists [...]
Boa Constrictors Restrict Blood Flow To Organs To Kill
The restriction of blood flow to the brain causes the animal to pass out within seconds. [...]
San Diego Man Who Wanted Selfie With Rattlesnake Gets Bit with $153,161.25 Hospital Bill
A man in San Diego, Calif. who supposedly wanted to take a selfie with a rattlesnake got more than he bargained for when the rattlesnake bit him. Acco [...]
Coral Snakes Of The United States
Okay readers, here’s some snake trivia for you. What two venomous icons of the wild share the title of New World’s most widely distributed [...]
English Teen Falls 100 feet Off Cliff, Gets Bit by Adder and Survives
Teenager Brock Leach is surely counting his blessings after falling 100 feet off a cliff and then, on his way back up the cliff, got bit by the only v [...]
Removal of Sandstone Rock for Decorative Purposes Harms Australian Broad-headed Snake
The broad-headed snake (Hoplocephalus bungaroides), an endangered snake in Australia and once common in the suburbs of Bondi, Randwick, and Watsons Ba [...]
Plains Garter Snake Treated For Skin Cancer in Ohio
A plains garter snake (Thamnophis radix) that is part of a breeding program at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium has been successfully treated for melano [...]
Monocled Cobra Found Dead Near Texas Hardware Store
The monocled cobra (Naja kaouthia) that was the subject of an intense snake hunt over the last few days has been found dead, apparently hit [...]
