MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) – A man described feeling “the shudders” as more than 100 venomous red-bellied black snakes were removed from a pile of mulch in his Sydney backyard. David Stein called Reptile Relocation Sydney last week after watching around six snakes slither into the mulch. He learned from an internet search that pregnant, known […]
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Snake Bites Texas Woman Sitting on Toilet in Dark: ‘Very Scary’
In something straight out of a horror movie, a Texas woman had a very unexpected fright when she went to the toilet in the middle of the night. The woman, named Maria Jaimes from Cedar Creek, Texas, sat down on the toilet in the pitch black, only to find a snake lurking in her toilet. […]
Snakes in the city: Ten years of wildlife rescues reveal insights into human-reptile interactions
A new analysis of a decade-long collection of wildlife rescue records in NSW has delivered new insights into how humans and reptiles interact in urban environments. Researchers from Macquarie University worked with scientists from Charles Darwin University, and the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water to analyze over 37,000 records of […]
Venomous snakes are threatened by our warming world, which is impacting humans
The West African Gaboon viper, one of the world’s most venomous snakes, is known for its lethal bite despite its slow movements. This species, native to the forests of western sub-Saharan Africa, could see its range expand by 250% due to rising global temperatures. As this snake and others like it migrate to new territories, […]
Man Bites Snake to Death After It Attacked Him
Aman in India bit a snake back after it attacked him, resulting in the snake’s death. The 35-year-old railway worker Santosh Lohar was working in a forested region near the city of Nawada in Bihar, India when the incident occurred on Tuesday evening. When Lohar went to sleep, the reptile suddenly attacked him. He reacted […]
Climate Change is Driving the Mass Migration of Venomous Snakes
A recent study has highlighted a concerning effect of Global warming: the migration of venomous snakes into new regions, posing increased risks to human populations. Published in the journal Lancet Planetary Health, the research predicts significant shifts in the habitats of venomous snakes by 2070 due to Climate change, affecting countries primarily in Asia and […]
Forty ‘apex predators’ are released into Florida wild to kill venomous snakes
Conservationists have released 41 ‘apex predator’ snakes into the Florida wilderness to hunt down venomous snakes as an essential part of the ecosystem. The Nature Conservancy in Florida and the Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens released the young eastern indigo snakes into the Apalachicola Bluffs and Ravines Preserve on Tuesday. The snakes – 20 […]