Snakes

2+ hour, 22+ min ago   (406+ words) "Bird netting may seem harmless, but animals can easily become tangled in it while trying to move through it." A common backyard product meant to protect plants nearly became a death trap for a bullsnake in Colorado. Footage shared by…...

2+ hour, 10+ min ago   (480+ words) A newly identified snake from Ethiopia's Harenna Forest survives entirely on bird eggs, swallowing them whole before cracking the shells with specialized bones in its throat. The find expands a group of African snakes whose members are notoriously hard to…...

10+ hour, 46+ min ago   (290+ words) A couple in Franklin Township, New Jersey, made an unexpected discovery after returning home from a routine car service appointment: a 3-foot ball python was stuck in their vehicle's grille. Fortunately, local police officers eventually freed the snake. Because animal…...

11+ hour, 39+ min ago   (127+ words) (Web Desk) - A video showing a man attempting to save an unconscious snake by giving it CPR has gone viral on social media. The incident took place in Vapi, Gujarat, where the snake was found lying motionless after allegedly falling…...

8+ hour, 6+ min ago   (232+ words) A professional snake catcher in Limpopo left thousands of viewers stunned after footage of him extracting a black mamba from a storage area at a lodge went viral on Facebook on 23 September 2026. Mfezi Victor, dressed in his branded "Snake Catcher…...

9+ hour, 22+ min ago   (865+ words) All you ever needed to know about the much-feared sea snake Sea snakes may regularly appear in lists of the world’s most venomous creatures, but in reality these marine reptiles – of which there are more than 60 species – represent little danger…...

17+ hour, 28+ min ago   (60+ words) Yahoo News UK Two officers responded to reports of a large snake inside a car in Franklin Township, New Jersey on September 14 and called animal control. After being told they only handle domesticated animals, the officers realized they had to…...

21+ hour, 54+ min ago   (175+ words) Officers with the Franklin Township Police Department in New Jersey helped remove a snake that made itself at home in a car grille, bodycam footage captured on September 14, shows. Public Safety Director Lloyd Fredericks said officers were called to a…...

14+ hour, 5+ min ago   (363+ words) A New Jersey woman got a slithery surprise when she returned home from a wheel alignment and discovered a 3-foot python wedged inside the front grille of her car — prompting police to dismantle part of the vehicle to free the…...

14+ hour, 37+ min ago   (387+ words) A tropical island wages an audacious chemical war against an invasive predator that has nearly silenced its forests, dropping thousands of poisoned mice from helicopters into the canopy each day. By Science Blog Editorial Team · Edited by Daniel Moran Published…...