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Franklin County man bit by venemous pet snake says he'll get a goldfish next time
After he gets out of the hospital, Barry Painter Sr. does not plan to get another venomous pet snake like the one that bit him last week.

"I'll probably get a goldfish," Painter, 38, said Tuesday in a phone interview from his room at...

Giant tortoise found in Bethel Township yard
Malinda Smoker walked past her flower bed in front of her Bethel Township, Lebanon County, home Monday afternoon when something digging under a bush caught her eye.

"I was a little bit in a hurry, but I stopped and said ... 'Oh!...

Reptile food may have sickened people in 17 states
WASHINGTON - Reptile owners who have been feeding rats, mice and chicks to their pets may be at risk for salmonella poisoning.

The company that sells the reptile food, Mice Direct, announced a recall of the frozen rats, mice and...

School janitor finds 3-foot python in locker
NEWTON, Mass. - A custodian cleaning out lockers at a Massachusetts high school was so shocked when a 3-foot-long snake fell at his feet that he didn't even think it was real.

Ed Reardon tells The Daily News Tribune that at first he...

Tiny turtle causes taxiing plane to return to gate
ATLANTA - A caged, 2-inch turtle traveling with a 10-year-old girl caused a crew to turn around a taxiing plane, take the girl and her sisters off the flight and tell them they couldn't bring their pet along.

The sisters threw the...

'Cave' becomes classroom
June 25 - Bill Pambianco Jr. pulled the yellow python from its cage, then let it slide and glide over his hands.

"A snake is something you can hold," he said last week. "They like this."

Pambianco's family can sell 100...

3-ft-long alligator collared in Detroit suburb
TRENTON, Mich. — Police in a Detroit suburb have picked up an unusual suspect: a 3-foot-long alligator.

Deputy Chief James Nardone says officers nabbed the reptile June 1 as it strolled along a suburban street in Trenton,...

Huge Brazil collection of snakes, spiders burned
Officials say fire has destroyed what may be the world’s largest scientific collection of dead snakes, spiders and scorpions.

Members of the Instituto Butantan say the collection of nearly 80,000 specimens was the main...

Soldiers hunt Afganistan's snakes, scorpions as pastime
GHUNDY GHAR, Afghanistan — As night falls on this small hilltop base in the heart of Taliban country in southern Afghanistan, U.S. Army soldiers break out their knives and flashlights and go hunting for some of the country’s...

Scientist discovers lesbian lizards during grueling expedition
TEMECULA, Calif. — Internationally renowned reptile and amphibian expert L. Lee Grismer says he has discovered two new herpetological species: lesbian lizards and psychedelic geckos, both natives of Vietnam.

Giant lizard species discovered in the Philippines
MANILA, Philippines — Researchers have concluded that a giant, golden-spotted monitor lizard discovered in the forested mountains of the Philippines six years...

8-foot boa on the loose in Oregon town
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — If you see an 8-foot boa constrictor named d'Artagnan roaming around for a warm spot in Grants Pass, authorities would like you to call...

More than 100 dead animals found in herp collector's Florida home
PALM BAY, Fla.  — Police in central Florida say more than 100 dead animals were found inside a house in foreclosure.


Snake farmers booked with cruelty to dogs, cats
OAKDALE, La.  — A couple accused of flouting a snake permit law now also faces charges of cruelty to 17 dogs and five cats taken from their property.

Crews contend with 19 pythons at Utah trailer fire
ST. GEORGE, Utah — Crews responding to a trailer fire in southern Utah had another factor to contend with: snakes.
Kristeen Checketts, the animal control officer in St. George, says there were about 19 pet pythons...

Professors unveil ancient crocodile fossils
Some are dubbed PancakeCroc, RatCroc, DogCroc

Ron Devlin: Bally tries coming to grips with pythons
When I think of animals in Bally, a quaint town in eastern Berks County, cows come to mind.

Longacre's Modern Dairy is right down the road in neighboring Barto. And the town is still surrounded by farms that, at least at one time,...

Lucky survivors rescued by U.S. turtle hospital

MARATHON, Florida  — The turtles at this waterfront hospital have been hit by boat propellers, caught in fishing nets, attacked by sharks, stricken with tumors and...

Lancaster County organization helping rescue Lebanon area reptiles
A Lancaster County organization is helping Lebanon residents find homes for their outlawed pets.

In May, City Council adopted a stricter pet ordinance forbidding ownership of reptiles weighing more than 10...

Possible python sited in Bucks County roadway
Bucks County may have another snake scare.

On July 6, around noon, an 8-to-10-foot snake was seen slithering across Snowball Drive in Levittown.
Or at least that’s what a witness told police.

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