Ophidiomyces ophidiicola – commonly known as snake fungal disease. We detected it for the first time in free-ranging ...

When the results from skin tests came back, they revealed snake fungal disease, caused by Ophidiomyces ophidiicola, an ...

An Australian snake catcher responded to a late night call from a Queensland resident who found a large carpet python lurking in their bathroom.

Australia is mostly known for its sunny beaches, friendly locals, and world-class wine. All of that is true, but it also has ...

Ontario firefighters came to the rescue of a dog that fell through the ice on a frozen river -- as well as an attempted ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A woman survived an 8-foot python coiled on her chest, discovered while she was sleeping in bed. By remaining calm and as still as ...

Who knows what could have happened? 5 times everyday people got way too close to wildlife first appeared on The Cool Down.

Waking up with a snake in your bed is a rare problem, but not impossible, especially if you live in Australia. That’s precisely what happened in this recent news story: a woman awoke from a peaceful ...

Celebrities have been everywhere this week, from Christopher Meloni and Mariska Hargitay attending an event in Los Angeles to ...

With help from his wife and kids, who prevented the snake from squeezing him to death, Carl Jackson wrangled the ...

A pet boa constrictor named Pablo made a break for it Palm Beach County when his owner's wife went into labor.

Inside this interactive zoo, you can hold a Burmese python, cuddle with a sloth, hold a small alligator or lizard, feed and pet a bearcat, see big alligators, spiders, geckos, as well as pet capybaras ...