Snakes | featured news

Snakes in an SUV: Thief steals vehicle full of reptiles

Snakes in a Plane

An SUV stolen from outside a Colo. Walmart contained a 3-legged tortoise, a 13-foot Burmese python, a rattlesnake, five non-poisonous snakes, three scorpions, five lizards and a tarantula.

 

17 feet long, 164 pounds; had 87 eggs

Python

University of Florida researchers examining the carcass of a large, pregnant Burmese python said Monday they found a record 87 eggs inside, giving them important clues about the reproductive capability of the dangerous, invasive species.

 

Ariz. Man Arrested for Stealing Snakes in Pants

Forget snakes on a plane -- a Mesa man was arrested for having snakes down his pants, the Arizona Republic reported Wednesday. Eric Fiegel, 22, was picked up on theft charges Tuesday after police said he was caught on video stuffing an albino boa constrictor and several other exotic reptiles down his pants at Predator's Reptile Center on July 30, the paper reported.

 

Snakes on a train: Vietnam on alert

Vietnamese authorities are on alert for animal smugglers after four bags of deadly snakes were found on a train from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi, according to local press reports.

 

Two arrested after wrestling snake at McDonald's

Two arrested after wrestling snake at McDonald's

Two men were arrested after bewildered diners at a McDonald's spotted them wrestling a 5-foot python named Boris in the restaurant parking lot, police in Melbourne, Australia, say.

Senh: I guess in Australia, they wrestle pythons, too.

 

Fossils of snake eating dino eggs found in India

The fossilized remains of a 67 million-year-old snake found coiled around a dinosaur egg offer rare insight into the ancient reptile's dining habits and evolution, scientists said Tuesday....

 

Man Finds Snake Head in Broccoli at New York Diner

Man Finds Snake Head in Broccoli at New York Diner

A diner at an upstate New York restaurant got a little something extra with his broccoli - a severed snake head.

 

Michael Jackson in London: Elephants, Warriors, Parrots & Potter!

Michael Jackson in London: Elephants, Warriors, Parrots & Potter!

Michael Jackson may have vacated his Neverland abode, but ever since announcing his London concert residency, the King of Pop has brought a bit of Peter Pan-style fantasy back to town. For his shows, MJ is purportedly bringing backup -- in the form of snakes, a panther, tropical birds, three monkeys and an elephant.

More MJ on SPIN.com:
>> UK Farewell Extended to 50 Nights in London
>> Michael Jackson Suffering From Deadly Lung Disease?

 

Largest snake was 'size of bus'

Largest snake was 'size of bus'

The discovery of fossilised remains belonging to the world's largest snake has been reported in Nature journal.

 

Subscribe to this RSS topic: Syndicate content