In the United States, the vast majority of snake species are non-venomous. There are only 22 species (37 subspecies) of venomous snakes in the USA. Most of these venomous snakes are pit vipers, which include rattlesnakes, cottonmouths, and copperheads. Only the coral snake, amongst venomous snakes in the US, is not a pit viper. It […]
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Protecting Your Dogs During Rattlesnake Season
Snakes are most commonly seen between April and October in North America and become decidedly more aggressive during hotter months (who can blame them?). Due to this heightened irritability, poisonous snakes are more likely, then, to deliver larger doses of venom to you or your pet. Pit vipers, as they’re known, can actually control the […]
How an alligator became an emotional support animal: ‘They said it was a midlife crisis’
Joseph Henney, 69, grew up on a farm in the same area of Dover, Pennsylvania he lives in now. From a young age, Henney was surrounded by a wide range of animals, such as cattle, coyotes, snakes and hogs, which makes owning a pet alligator perhaps the least surprising thing about him. But Henney’s gator […]
More And More People Are Being Bitten by Exotic Snakes. Here’s Why
The number of people getting bitten by exotic snakes in the UK is on the rise, and experts say it’s because an increasing number of non-native snakes are being kept captive in homes as pets. A new study logs 321 exotic snake bites on 300 different individuals between 2009 and 2020, involving 68 different species […]
Churchgoer bitten by snake during service dies after ‘refusing medical treatment’
A man has died after being bitten by a snake during a church service and refusing to be seen by doctors. Worshipper John David Brock was injured while handling the snake at a service in Jenson, Kentucky, when the reptile sunk its teeth into his arm. The Bell County Sherriff’s Office said the 60-year-old decided […]
Germany: More than 110 snakes found on farm after woman bitten
A snakebite to the farm owner led to German police finding more than 110 snakes. The woman who was poisoned is in critical condition in hospital. Police in Germany said on Sunday they had discovered more than 110 snakes, some of them dangerous, in a farm in Lower Saxony after a woman who lived there […]
Rattlesnakes to be skinned and “milked” of their venom for cruel entertainment
Despite being an extremely cruel event, the annual World’s Largest Rattlesnake Roundup in Sweetwater, Texas, continues to take place. Last weekend in Texas, a rattlesnake event took place, which included terrifying acts such as skinning, slaughtering, and “milking” the creatures of their venom. A contest for local young women is also organized, in which they […]
Reptile traffickers trawl scientific literature, target newly described species
“What happens when a new species of gecko is discovered? Two Germans grab their suitcases and get on a plane,” says Sandra Altherr, telling an in-house joke. Altherr is a co-founder of Pro Wildlife, a conservation NGO in Germany. In the joke, the anonymous men with suitcases are reptile traders. Their objective is to get […]