Highly venomous snake found in boy's underwear drawer
A dangerous and potentially lethally-venomous eastern brown snake was discovered last week inside the clothing drawer of a 3-year-old boy in Australia.
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Police warn residents after "extremely venomous" green mamba escapes
Issuing a wanted poster with a mugshot of the coiled green mamba, police warned: "The snake is very dangerous."
198-pound Burmese python caught in Florida: "It was more than a snake, it was a monster"
The invasive female Burmese python captured at Big Cypress National Preserve weighed 198 pounds – the second heaviest python captured to date in Florida.
Zoo worker hospitalized after she's bitten by highly venomous rattlesnake
The eastern diamondback rattlesnake is the largest rattlesnake in the world and largest venomous snake in North America.
Video shows moments after Amazon driver bitten by venomous snake
In the 10-minute 911 call, the driver can be heard crying out in pain as the dispatcher speaks.
Amazon driver in "very serious condition" after she's bitten by rattlesnake
"Eastern Diamondbacks are highly venomous snakes and are very common to this area," the sheriff's office said.
20 rattlesnakes found in homeowner's garage: "This is crazy"
"This is our record for the most rattlesnakes caught in one call!" said company owner Bryan Hughes.
Traveler stopped at Dulles airport with 77 dry seahorses, 5 dead snakes
Two travelers were stopped recently with prohibited products, including on person who had dead snakes and dried seahorses.
Rare two-headed snake back on display at Texas zoo
Pancho and Lefty have totally different personalities, making moving around with one body "sporadic."
Video shows hissing snake found in Arizona woman's toilet
It took the handler three tries to get the coachwhip snake firmly in his grasp. He was able to wrestle the snake with one hand while capturing it all on his cellphone with the other.
Texas woman says she was attacked by snake and hawk at same time
Peggy Jones says the two animals battled it out with her in the crossfire. She ended up covered in blood, her forearm ripped up by the hawk's talons.
Longest python recorded captured in Fla.
You're looking at footage of the longest Burmese python ever recorded. Amateur hunters captured the snake in Naples, Florida. The Southwest Florida Conservancy says the python is a record 19 feet long and weighs 125 pounds. That's roughly the average height of an adult giraffe.
19-foot Burmese python caught in Florida
Watch this Florida man wrestle a record-breaking 19-foot-long Burmese python: "Giant is an understatement."
Deadly, rare albino cobra slithers into home during rainstorm in India
Wildlife officials shared a video of the albino cobra being released into the wild. It shows the creature slithering out of a paper bag and into a forested area.
Customs officials find 22 snakes in woman's checked bags at India airport
The snakes were discovered with a chameleon by customs agents at Chennai Airport.
Pilot finds cobra under seat, makes emergency landing: "I kept looking down"
Rudolf Erasmus had four passengers on board when he felt "something cold" slide across his lower back
Man found dead with 60 venomous snakes and alligator inside home
Officers also found a 3-year-old girl in a high chair near a venomous snake inside the home.
Reptile catcher finds long, venomous snake "lying in bed looking at me"
Zachary Richards' pictures of the large Eastern Brown snake – one of the most venomous in the world – reclining in a client's bed touched a nerve online.
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A star snake breeder is murdered. Turns out the human closest to him was more cold-blooded than any snake. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports.
14-foot-long python found dead on side of road on Long Island
The python's size is roughly the same height as a single-story home.
15-foot Burmese python spotted crossing road in Florida
"No, Siri, we don't want to proceed to the route."
Scientists say they've finally discovered female snakes have clitorises
For the first time ever, scientists found that several female snake species have not just one, but two, heart-shaped clitorises – and their stimulation could lead to longer and more frequent mating.
5-year-old boy rescued after python drags him into pool
The snake decided to "wrap his mouth around his ankle" and pull him underwater. So, the boy's 76-year-old grandfather literally jumped in to save the day.
Missing cobra nicknamed "Houdini" is finally located — only to escape again
Customs officers looking for the snake used "X-ray machines and wire cameras commonly used to search for drugs and other prohibited goods."
"Clever" king cobra escapes enclosure, forces zoo to shut down
A visitor managed to capture the escape on video, where a distressed person can be heard asking: "Is it safe to be here?"
North Carolina braces for rough conditions from Erin: "Batten down the hatches"
Meteorologists are closely tracking the projected path and forecast of Hurricane Erin, which is the first hurricane to develop over the Atlantic this year.
Judge declines to unseal grand jury material in Jeffrey Epstein case
A federal judge in New York on Wednesday declined the federal government's request to unseal grand jury material in the Jeffrey Epstein case.
Texas House nears final passage on GOP redistricting plan after weeks-long standoff
House Bill 4 advances to the Senate after Democrats return from a quorum-breaking walkout. Republicans aim to reshape the Texas congressional maps.
U.S. to probe "anti-American" views of those applying for immigration benefits
The Trump administration has directed officials to probe any "anti-American" views and activities of immigrants applying for immigration benefits like green cards and work permits.
Popular musician who glorified drug cartels shot dead in parking lot
Ernesto Barajas was gunned down in the city of Zapopan, police said. Another man died in the attack and a woman was injured.
4 reasons why the Trump tariffs haven't caused U.S. inflation to soar
For months, economists warned that the Trump administration's sweeping tariffs would sharply boost consumer prices. Here's why it hasn't happened.
Flying object that crashed in Poland was a Russian drone, Polish officials say
Poland's defense minister accused Russia of provoking NATO during a crucial moment, as peace talks over the war in neighboring Ukraine are underway.
Judge blocks Texas law requiring Ten Commandments displayed in classrooms
A federal judge temporarily blocked a Texas law requiring public schools to display the Ten Commandments, ruling it likely violates the First Amendment.
Gabbard cutting Director of National Intelligence staff by roughly 40%
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is slashing her office's staff by roughly 40% — the latest major Trump-era change slated for the intelligence agency.