Tag: snake

  • Couple finds 8-foot carpet python slithering through hallway of home

    Couple finds 8-foot carpet python slithering through hallway of home

    When wandering through a space as familiar as a hallway of our own homes, we tend to do so absent-mindedly. One thing that’s certain to snap anyone out of a habitual haze, however, is an 8-foot carpet python lying the length of the floor. This is the strange situation a…

  • Venomous brown snake rescued from discarded soda can

    Venomous brown snake rescued from discarded soda can

    A professional snake catcher’s recent encounter with an unfortunate venomous brown snake sparked a plea against litter. Mark Pelley, a reptile wrangler based in Melbourne, Australia, is no stranger to snakes, crocodiles, and other reptiles. Typically, when he receives a call from a concerned citizen, it’s regarding an animal lurking…

  • Virginia fisherman reels in large watersnake: ‘I’m done for the day’

    Virginia fisherman reels in large watersnake: ‘I’m done for the day’

    While spending a day on the water in southeastern Virginia, one fisherman got an unexpected – and unwelcome – surprise when they felt a tug on their line. Reeling in what they assumed was a fish, a watersnake emerged from the deep instead. The fisherman, known online as Silent_Sea5963, shared…

  • Kingsnake scales a wall with ease in ‘amazing’ footage

    Kingsnake scales a wall with ease in ‘amazing’ footage

    Though roughly the same shape across the board, snakes couldn’t be more different from species to species. The limbless reptiles come in all different sizes and colors, with a wide variety of abilities, from swimming to climbing to mimicry. Then there are some, such as the Arizona Mountain kingsnake, that…

  • Two carpet pythons found mating behind kitchen microwave

    Two carpet pythons found mating behind kitchen microwave

    Even for the cleanliest among us, the occasional kitchen pest is unavoidable. Ants, spiders, the dreaded cockroach – it’s not a matter of if they find their way in but when. Finding a pair of carpet pythons “snuggling” behind your microwave, however, is just a little outside the run-of-the-mill run-in…

  • Construction worker finds venomous brown snake in his boot

    Construction worker finds venomous brown snake in his boot

    A construction worker came dangerously close to suffering a deadly snake bite when he started to put on his work boots, realizing at the last moment that there was a venomous eastern brown snake snoozing inside. Luckily, the snake’s scales caught his eye just as he was about to pick…

  • ‘Huge’ venomous brown snake rescued from garden netting

    ‘Huge’ venomous brown snake rescued from garden netting

    A temperamental species, the venomous eastern brown snake isn’t one to be handled at the best of times, let alone when it’s on high alert after becoming trapped in garden netting. For professional snake catcher Stuart McKenzie and his team, however, there’s no snake too risky to rescue. Last week,…

  • Hognose snake filmed playing dead when approached by snake catcher

    Hognose snake filmed playing dead when approached by snake catcher

    Snakes have a wide variety of talents, and no two species are exactly alike. Some are expert climbers, others swim with ease, and still others strike with such speed that it takes only milliseconds to land a devastating blow. Then there’s the humble hognose, a snake that doesn’t climb, rarely…

  • Large rat snake found inside Florida home relocated by police

    Large rat snake found inside Florida home relocated by police

    Living in Florida comes with the likelihood of running into all sorts of wildlife, from manatees to alligators to dolphins. Then, of course, there are plenty of snakes, ranging from the harmless rat snake to the fearsome eastern diamondback. Spotting any of these critters during a day outdoors is to…

  • 4-foot albino corn snake removed from ‘terrified’ resident’s backyard

    4-foot albino corn snake removed from ‘terrified’ resident’s backyard

    Unlike North America, which houses around 150 species of snakes, the UK is home to just three. Corn snakes, a species native to the southeastern US, are not one of them. Because of this, when one North Wales resident spotted an albino corn snake in her backyard, she initially assumed…

  • Garter snake’s underwater hunt captured in ‘mind-blowing’ footage

    Garter snake’s underwater hunt captured in ‘mind-blowing’ footage

    The humble garter snake isn’t exactly known for its fearsome nature, but to small fish, snails, and insects, it might as well be Godzilla. One lucky wildlife photographer and director recently captured the water hunt of one of these little snakes in truly “mind-blowing” footage. Wildlife photographer Ryan Wilkes traveled…

  • 4-foot rat snake crawls out of woman’s car hood mid-drive

    4-foot rat snake crawls out of woman’s car hood mid-drive

    The last place you expect to have a close encounter with a 4-foot rat snake is while driving your car, but that’s exactly what happened to one unlucky Oklahoma woman last week. On a typical Sunday afternoon, a woman from The Village, Oklahoma, was driving down the road when suddenly…

  • Venomous rattlesnake found ‘trapped’ inside California man’s boat

    Venomous rattlesnake found ‘trapped’ inside California man’s boat

    After a weekend spent in the great outdoors, a California man arrived home and set to work unloading all of his camping supplies. But as he began to clean out his boat, he was shocked to discover he had unknowingly brought home a hitchhiker: a venomous northern Pacific rattlesnake. Luckily,…

  • 3-foot gopher snake euthanized in Hawaii to protect native species

    3-foot gopher snake euthanized in Hawaii to protect native species

    A live gopher snake captured in Pukalani, Maui, last week was humanely euthanized by wildlife officials after authorities received reports of children playing with the reptile near the side of the road. A passing resident reported the snake sighting after spotting the children playing with it on Monday afternoon. Maui…

  • Police officer wrangles 5-foot boa constrictor found in Florida business

    Police officer wrangles 5-foot boa constrictor found in Florida business

    Police officers in Florida are used to the occasional wildlife call – alligators appearing in areas they don’t belong is a fairly regular occurrence, after all. Wrangling a 5-foot boa constrictor in a local business’ storeroom, however, doesn’t exactly come with the territory. To make the situation stranger (if that’s…

  • Rare albino timber rattlesnake spotted in Pennsylvania in ‘epic moment’

    Rare albino timber rattlesnake spotted in Pennsylvania in ‘epic moment’

    Timber rattlesnakes inhabit 50 of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties, making them relatively common, especially in the state’s rocky, forested areas. An albino rattlesnake, however, is an extremely rare sight, no matter the location. With that in mind, when nature enthusiast John McCombie came across one while walking through a Pennsylvania forest,…

  • ‘Huge’ venomous brown snake discovered beneath deck of popular restaurant

    ‘Huge’ venomous brown snake discovered beneath deck of popular restaurant

    Australia is home to some 140 species of land snake and an additional 32 species of sea snake. Though not the highest number in the world (that accolade belongs to Brazil), snake sightings are far from a rare occurrence. Even Australians, however, draw the line at eating lunch inches away…

  • Opening the porch door to find a 4-foot rat snake

    Opening the porch door to find a 4-foot rat snake

    Watch as this large rat snake, some of nature’s best pest control, tries to feel out our screened-in porch while our cats try to process what in the **** is happening. I love snakes. All species get a bad rap, and that’s just nature. We’re hard-wired (literally) to immediately recognize…

  • Carpet python discovered hiding inside bar manager’s desk

    Carpet python discovered hiding inside bar manager’s desk

    A bar manager in Australia received a shock when they opened their desk drawer in search of supplies and instead found a large carpet python curled among the pens and paper. Hesitant to handle the snake themselves, staff contacted Stuart McKenzie of Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers to relocate the snoozing…

  • Snake catcher wrangles 7-foot black mamba ‘trying to enter home’

    Snake catcher wrangles 7-foot black mamba ‘trying to enter home’

    When opening your front door, the last thing you expect to find is a 7-foot snake at eye level, but that’s exactly what happened to a homeowner in Durban, South Africa. To make matters worse, it was a black mamba, a lethally venomous species. Immediately after encountering the snake, the…

  • Black rat snake caught eating entire brood of baby bluebirds

    Black rat snake caught eating entire brood of baby bluebirds

    For humans, a bird nesting box is a fun backyard feature, something we install knowing that adorable little chicks will soon be inside. For black rat snakes and similar species, however, it’s essentially an all-you-can-eat buffet. A dedicated birdwatcher recently learned the hard way that you should always secure the…

  • Man finds two ‘large’ venomous copperhead snakes in his shoes

    Man finds two ‘large’ venomous copperhead snakes in his shoes

    In the wild, snakes spend a great deal of time coiled under rocks or in holes. There, they are protected from predators and more easily maintain a stable body temperature. And what looks eerily similar to a hole for snakes like copperheads? Shoes. While rolling his trash can to the…

  • Hawk rescued from black racer snake by Florida police

    Hawk rescued from black racer snake by Florida police

    Police in Alachua County, Florida, doubled as raptor rescuers Sunday afternoon when they responded to a call regarding a hawk in distress and found a black racer snake coiled around its neck. The unusual call began with a tip about an injured hawk lying in the road in a residential…

  • WILD / LIFE: The inland taipan is the most venomous snake in the world

    WILD / LIFE: The inland taipan is the most venomous snake in the world

    While far from the largest snake in the world, the humble inland taipan packs a punch in terms of venom. In fact, it’s the most venomous species on Earth. Endemic to central east Australia, the inland taipan (Oxyuranus microlepidotus) goes by many names: the western taipan, the small-scaled snake, and…

  • Snake hunter filmed capturing 60-pound Burmese python in Florida

    Snake hunter filmed capturing 60-pound Burmese python in Florida

    In the good ol’ days (before the exotic pet trade boom of the ’80s), the only creatures you had to worry about in the Florida Everglades were alligators, rattlesnakes, cottonmouths, panthers, a few species of venomous spiders, and the occasional crocodile. You know, the usual suspects. These days, however, a…