Picture an animal that huddles up with others when stressed, babysits its young, hangs out around relatives, and gathers in big groups every year. Did you imagine a rattlesnake? For a long time, ...

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An iconic stretch of Mulholland Highway known as “the Snake” for its winding turns reopened in Los Angeles County this week. The 2.4-mile scenic roadway between Kanan and Sierra Creek roads in the ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. An iconic 2.4-mile stretch of Mulholland Highway has reopened after burning in the 2018 Woolsey fire and suffering ...

Gary Goldman, who has battled Disney in court over the franchise, thinks the viper Gary De’Snake is based on him. By Brooks Barnes Reporting from Los Angeles Gary Goldman raced to see “Zootopia 2” as ...

You're hunched over the engine with your wrist painfully contorted, wishing you were Mr. Fantastic. You've finally removed broken spark plug number four and then the intrusive thought hits. "Should I ...

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Scientists think snakes and lizards could help them find new ways to prevent painful kidney stones and gout in people. And it all owes to an evolutionary trick. Reptiles don't just pee; they ...

A University of Florida study found that snake bites in the state are an understudied but avoidable risk. Most venomous snake bites in Florida occurred when people, primarily men, intentionally ...

A scarlet snake was documented on Sanibel Island for the first time in September. This sighting follows the first appearance of a scarlet kingsnake on the island since the 1970s. Both the scarlet ...

Two of the four kittens a science teacher brought to Alvord High School, where she fed one live kitten to a snake, according to school officials. PETA A North Texas high school teacher fed an “ailing” ...

An Alvord ISD teacher apologized to students after feeding a kitten to a snake kept in their classroom. Alvord ISD Superintendent Randy Brown said district officials received a report on Sept. 3 from ...