Snakes

Science

Florida Could Be Heading For Python Invasion

2:40PM January 6, 2012 | Kristen Philipkoski

Pythons have made some terrifying surprise appearances in Florida. On Christmas day, for example, a Miami family found a 13-footer (4m) in their swimming pool. More »


News

Man Braves Snake To Retrieve Cash From ATM

5:20AM November 3, 2011 | Kristen Philipkoski

What if you were trying to get money out of the ATM machine, and instead you got a snake? More »


News

TSA Catches Man Trying To Smuggle Snakes And Tortoises

12:20AM August 31, 2011 | Kwame Opam

It was a red letter day for the TSA last Thursday. The security officials at Miami International Airport managed to apprehend a man trying to sneak seven snakes and three tortoises in his pants on a plane heading to Brazil. More »


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Zoo Animals Went Crazy Before The Earthquake Too

4:20AM August 25, 2011 | Casey Chan

We already know that animals know an earthquake is coming before humans do. But it’s still endlessly interesting to see how animals react (pre-act?) before it happens. For example, apes abandoned their food and climbed to the top of the tree-like structure More »


Science

Angina Rub Could Keep You Alive After Being Bitten

7:40AM July 21, 2011 | Andrew Tarantola

If you find yourself in a Samuel L. Jackson movie involving aeroplanes, but not sharks or Royales with Cheese, good news! You’ll only really need to avoid the Pythons and Boas – so long as you have some Nitric oxide lotion on you. More »


Science

What’s Rarer For Snakes? Being An Albino Or Having Two Heads?

1:40AM July 15, 2011 | Casey Chan

This California King Snake amazingly has two rare disorders: it’s albino and has two heads. That combination only comes about every 50 years. Surprisingly though, the two-headedism (or polycephaly) of the snake is actually more common than albinism. More »


Science

Scientists Discover Motherf—king Flying Snakes

2:40AM November 25, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

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Snakes can fly and they don’t need a plane to do it. The freaky freaky beasts flatten their bodies and angle their bodies so they glide through the air, which make them capable of flying from tree to tree. More »


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Snake Wrangler Captures Five Rattlesnakes With One Hand…Films It With Another

4:00AM November 24, 2010 | Joel Johnson

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Online

This Is Why You Should Always Flash Boobs On Chatroulette

4:20AM April 1, 2010 | Matt Buchanan

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This is what happens when you don’t flash boobs on ChatRoulette: The snake WILL eat the bird. [via Twitter]


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Stale Batteries Are THE Leading Source Of Fatal Snake Encounters

1:20AM January 23, 2010 | Brian Barrett

A gentle reminder from the good people at Eveready, circa 1936. More »