By Michael Wilson/ Aug. 30, 2023 When a 13-year-old girl drapes a huge snake over your shoulders in front of hundreds of people on the Coney Island boardwalk, the obvious questions — What is her deal? Why am I doing this? — fall away. Its grim weight and unnervingly cool, undulating mass ripple along your arms […]
Islamabad’s residents residing in the areas close to the Margalla Hills National Park have been asked to stay alert and ensure precautionary measures against snake bites or encounters during the winter season. Several videos of snakes in houses have appeared on TikTok. A video became viral projecting a brown Krait snake found in a house […]
NYT/ March 14, 2024 Business is good for snake catchers in Australia, as the period of brumation, a sort of hibernation for reptiles, is shrinking — a result of the warming earth. Natasha Frost spent two days trailing snake catchers on the Sunshine Coast, Australia. Business has never been so good for Stuart McKenzie, who […]
A snake house has been built in Lahore’s Wildlife Safari Park, where visitors can not only see different species of snakes but also interact with them. Rare species of pythons and cobras are among the species at the snake house. Visitors, particularly children, can play with and take pictures with some of the snakes. Lahore […]
On nighttime hikes in Hong Kong’s surprisingly lush forests, a snake catcher teaches city slickers about the reptiles — and their bites. By Mike Ives/ Oct. 15, 2020 The snake didn’t see the catcher coming, at least not in time to avoid being caught. “This is the fourth-most-toxic land snake in the world, and the most […]
International smugglers working with locals in illegal smuggling On July 29, 20The Abbottabad Wildlife Department on Saturday arrested a gang involved in the illegal smuggling of snake skins in the Shah Maqsood are of Haripur. Sources confirmed that the group of alleged smugglers belonged to Rawalpindi and were caught as they were transferring the skins […]
Eat Rat, Make New Body: Easy Stuff for Pythons The extreme metabolism of some snakes could provide leads on how to regenerate human tissue. By Carl Zimmer/ May 12, 2020 Stephen Secor drove to the outskirts of town to catch up with some old friends. He pulled into the driveway of David and Amber Nelson, who welcomed […]
Serpent Hunters And The Curse Of Covid-19 Mehmood sorting his catch for remaining clients. Serpent hunters and the curse of Covid-19 Snake traders find themselves on the short end of the stick post-lockdown The coronavirus-induced lockdown interestingly affected the snake hunting industry. The ban on snake games and exhibitions crushed the business. The serpent hunters […]
The National Institute of Health (NIH) has finally established an antisera production plant, which will make the country self-sufficient in producing snake anti-venom and anti-rabies serum by Feb 2020. The National Institute of Health (NIH) has finally established an antisera production plant, which will make the country self-sufficient in producing snake anti-venom and anti-rabies serum […]
Rescue 1122 staff captured as many as 28 snakes from a house on Tehsil Court Road near Kot Radha Kishan canal on Jan 28, 2020. According to Rescue 1122 sources, Muhammad Sajid informed the emergency service that there were some snakes in the washroom of his house. Responding to the call, a Rescue 1122 team […]