Reptiles - Page 21

May 17, 2023

Virginia homeowner comes across 2-foot venomous copperhead — and it's not the only snake in the den

A homeowner near Richmond, Virginia, found a copperhead snake near the door of her crawl space, and when experts looked into it, they found many snake skins under the home.

May 17, 2023

Surfing gator spotted at Alabama beach relaxing near human beachgoers

An alligator was spotted swimming up to a beach on Dauphin Island, Alabama. Instead of hissing or charging, the reptile relaxed in the waves unbothered by nearby beachgoers.

May 17, 2023

Florida driver stops for turtle crossing busy highway, causes multi-vehicle crash: video

A multi-vehicle crash occurred in Florida on U.S. 331 after a driver stopped for a turtle in the middle of the road on Tuesday morning.

May 17, 2023

Florida pickup truck driver causes multi-vehicle crash after stopping for turtle crossing road

A Florida driver stopped in the middle of a busy highway for a turtle crossing the road and caused a major wreck involving multiple vehicles, authorities said. (Credit: Walton County Sheriff's Office)

May 17, 2023

Florida man faces charges after allegedly stealing 2 endangered tortoises from zoo, 1 found dead in freezer

A Florida man was arrested Tuesday after police found stolen endangered tortoises and rare comics, both worth thousands, at his home

May 13, 2023

Florida deputy rescues escaped 6-foot boa constrictor on road

A Florida sheriff's deputy found a 6-foot boa constrictor slithering along a Seminole County road this week. The reptile was sent to an exotic animal rescue.

May 12, 2023

Florida authorities remove 6-foot alligator from Publix grocery store parking lot

Police in Pinellas Park, Florida, removed a large alligator from a Publix grocery store parking lot Thursday evening, releasing it to a nearby body of water.

May 12, 2023

Memphis ‘snake factory’ release pine snakes in Louisiana forest to help the threatened species thrive

Several pine snakes bred at the Memphis zoo were released in Louisiana’s Kisatchie Forest in an annual multi-state conservation event to help the threatened species thrive.

May 11, 2023

Huge alligator swimming in Alabama ocean shocks beach-goers: 'Never charged or hissed'

A Mobile, Alabama, man captures the moment a massive alligator is seen swimming inches from the shoreline along Dauphin Island Beach — check out the video.

May 11, 2023

Massive alligator spotted in ocean along Alabama shore

Matt Harvill captured the moment a large alligator swam inches along the shoreline of the Gulf of Mexico near an Alabama beach.