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August 6, 2018

Snake eats pigeon on busy London sidewalk as horrified crowd watches

A boa constrictor wrapped itself around what many believed to be a dead pigeon and began to eat the bird in the middle of a busy sidewalk in London Saturday morning as a crowd gathered around it.

August 6, 2018

Massive, voracious lizards are invading the southwestern US

A group of South American lizards, known as tegu lizards, have taken over parts of Florida and there is concern they could expand into the southwestern U.S. in what is being described as an "invasion."

August 1, 2018

Florida man wielding live gator chases people in convenience store, video shows

A man in Jacksonville, Fla., chased people with a live alligator inside the convenience store where he was purchasing beer, video of the strange episode shows.

July 31, 2018

Michigan man hospitalized for rare cobra bite; officials scramble to find antivenom

Medical officials rushed to find an antivenom for a Pinconning Township, Michigan man who was bitten by his pet albino monocled cobra earlier this month.

July 30, 2018

'Huge' rattlesnake's loud warning to Mississippi man goes viral

As a forester, Joseph Hosey comes across snakes pretty much every day.

July 26, 2018

Alligator found in basement of Washington D.C. home, police say

A 4-foot alligator was found in the basement of a Washington D.C. home on Wednesday, police said.

July 26, 2018

Florida beaches littered with dead sea turtles; scientists blame red tide

Nearly 100 sea turtles — many of which are endangered — have washed up on southwestern Florida beaches since October.

July 26, 2018

Researchers use leaf blower to see how lizards endure storms

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tropical lizards have a stick-to-itiveness in high wind that puts TV weather reporters to shame. Now we know why, thanks in part to a high-powered leaf blower.

July 26, 2018

Rattlesnake terrifies North Carolina boaters as it swims across lake, attempts to slither aboard

A family spending the day on Fontana Lake in North Carolina was shocked the see a rattlesnake swimming toward their boat.

July 25, 2018

Georgia hotel housekeepers find sea turtle hatchlings in trash can, police say

Housekeepers at the Admiral’s Inn in Tybee Island, Georgia found six loggerhead sea turtle hatchlings in a water-filled waste basket on Tuesday, police said.