A New South Wales man faces up to five years in prison after authorities uncovered a massive illegal menagerie of 44 exotic ...

U.S. border agents found a collection of endangered reptiles when they noticed a pillowcase moving in a woman's car after she was stopped at the border with Mexico due to an outstanding arrest warrant ...

Venomous and constrictor snakes sare among 44 illegally imported exotic pets seized from a suburban home following a joint investigation.

Federal officers said they found cocaine, guns and 60 exotic snakes at a South Valley home during an Albuquerque-area drug raid, including 52 that were highly venomous. During the federal search, New ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said that from January to August, it seized ...

Border officials announced Tuesday they had intercepted a vehicle carrying 163 reptiles and arthropods — invertebrates that include spiders, scorpions and centipedes — as it tried to cross the border ...

Just because an animal is venomous doesn’t always mean it is “un-pettable.” Here are a couple of noteworthy exceptions. To most people, the term “venomous reptile” evokes images of cobras flaring ...

Neal J. Riley is a digital producer for CBS Boston. He has been with WBZ-TV since 2014. His work has appeared in The Boston Globe and The San Francisco Chronicle. Neal is a graduate of Boston ...

MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - There is no law in South Carolina that makes it illegal to own an exotic animal. Owning one may not be too out of the ordinary, but it's how those animals get here that may ...

Officers at the U.S.-Mexico border uncovered dozens of exotic reptiles hidden in pillowcases in a plot to smuggle protected species across the border, authorities said. Two people have been arrested ...

The Eastern massasauga rattlesnake is Michigan's only venomous snake, and it's rarely seen. Michigan's snakes are are beneficial to the ecosystem and tend to avoid humans if possible. While Michigan ...