A deadly spitting cobra was among several venomous snakes discovered in a home. According to the City of Wichita Falls Animal Control in Texas, the cache of reptiles was discovered after officers ...

“Things like small mammals, hedgehogs, chinchillas, ferrets, those are all allowed in Illinois, and with reptiles, almost any nonvenomous species is allowed,” Teri Ross, executive director of Illinois ...

It's a well-known fact: the animal kingdom is as captivating as it is dangerous. While predators like tigers, sharks, and snakes dominate our imagination, they’re just the tip of the iceberg. Across ...

Rat and mouse baits are an everyday product. But these chemicals can persist in the tissues of rodents that eat them for months and poison native animals.

A Port Charlotte man is facing animal cruelty charges months after investigators say his dog died from heat stroke while ...

Authorities in Texas were called recently to deal with an unusual exotic animal that's illegal to keep in the city: a Siamese spitting cobra.

Snakes bite five million people each year, killing some 125,000 and disfiguring or blinding three times as many. Antivenoms ...

Each spring, wildlife rescuers get pummeled with well-meaning people bringing in baby animals who appear lost but are really ...

A Siamese spitting cobra was found inside a home in Wichita Falls, Texas and seized by animal control, in violation of city ordinance prohibiting the possession of venomous reptiles.

Spring breakers on the Texas Gulf Coast are getting an unexpected guest star this week: electric-blue sea slugs nicknamed “blue dragons.” The ornate, inch-long nudibranchs have been washing up on ...

Rare blue dragon sea slugs are washing up on Texas beaches. Researchers warn the tiny creatures may be beautiful, but they can deliver a powerful sting.

We discuss the 10 most venomous animals on Earth. Read all about them, from the rockfish to the most venomous of all, the Inland Taipan Snake.