reptiles
Coffee shop waitress horrified as giant python drops from ceiling
And here we thought the epic saga of "tip shaming" at Starbucks was the ultimate java nightmare.
Florida iguanas likely to fall from trees as Arctic chill sweeps Christmas weekend
Forecasters in Florida are warning of falling iguanas as an Arctic cold front sweeping across the U.S. will likely bring a "hard freeze" to parts of the Sunshine State on Christmas weekend.
Massive python bites, drags 5-year-old boy into pool
Beau Blake, 5, was playing in his family's yard in New South Wales when a 10-foot-long carpet python slithered out of the garden, latched onto the child's leg with its...
Box full of live lizards mailed to wrong NY address still a mystery
Recipients of a package were "quite startled" when they opened a box full of live lizards.
Man smuggles 1,700 reptiles into US — with some stuffed in his pants
Jose Manuel Perez, 30, from California, on Wednesday pleaded guilty to two counts of smuggling goods and one count of wildlife trafficking, and could face up to 45 years in...
Miami Zoo shows X-ray of cottonmouth snake that swallowed Burmese python
The Miami Zoo posted a photo of the amazing x-ray on its Facebook account.
Alligator kills 88-year-old South Carolina woman who slipped into pond
Officials in South Carolina on Monday discovered an alligator guarding the body of 88-year-old Nancy Becker, whom the reptile had killed after the woman slipped into a pond while gardening.
Florida firefighter in ICU after alligator bites his face while swimming in a lake
Juan Carlos La Verde, 34, was swimming in Florida's Lake Thonotosassa in preparation for a race when a large alligator bit him on the head and face, leaving him with...
Georgia man drags 7-foot alligator by the tail
This guy fought a huge alligator — and lived to tell the "tail." Wild video filmed at a playground in Savannah, Georgia, shows the brave bystander, Marquell T. White, pulling...
Making hiss-tory: Python hunter reveals what it's like to kill record snakes for a living
Kevin Pavlidis, a professional python hunter, earns $50 for the first four feet of reptile and $25 per additional foot. He caught Florida's longest python — 18 feet and 9.75 inches...
Researchers capture largest python ever found in Florida at nearly 18 feet, 215 pounds
The gargantuan female serpent, considered an invasive species in Florida, measured nearly 18 feet long and weighed 215 pounds, according to the Conservancy of Southwest Florida.
Florida family finds 11-foot alligator in their backyard swimming pool
A Florida family was shocked to find a gigantic 11-foot alligator submerged in their backyard pool, according to the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office.
Huge water monitor lizard prowls the sewers
A Godzilla-like lizard was caught on camera crawling beneath the streets of Bangkok, Thailand. Photographer Gittipong Vray snapped the reptile — an Asian water monitor — using a small camera...
12-foot alligator found in newly built Florida home ahead of open house
The project manager believes that the alligator was likely looking for some indoor warmth during a stretch of cold weather and became trapped.
Man charged with smuggling 1,700 reptiles into US from Mexico
A California man accused of smuggling thousands of reptiles from Mexico into the US over the span of six years was charged in the case Thursday -- about a month...
Rare Eastern indigo snake found for only second time in 60 years
Conservationists are celebrating the re-debut of the nonvenomous snake, considered the largest species native to the US.
Border authorities find 52 reptiles hidden in man’s clothing
Agents found 52 live reptiles tied up in small bags “which were concealed in the man’s jacket, pants pockets, and groin area.
Massive 'reptile' shocks motorists after escaping zoo van
The reptile escaped the back window of a "zoo van" that had been being relocating crocodilians to another area of the St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park
Iguanas may rain down from trees in Florida as temps drop. Yes, really
Temperatures in the usually balmy state are expected to plunge this weekend, hitting below freezing in some areas, meaning the cold-blooded lizards raining down to the ground.
Gucci, Louis Vuitton skin reptiles alive to make pricey handbags: PETA
The high-end retailers are selling bags, belts and wallets made from snakes and lizards that were cruelly killed — some with their heads hacked off as they tried to scurry...