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Parachuting mice to tackle invasive snakes
12-4-2013 |
23
More than 2000 mice laced with painkillers have been airdropped by parachute from a helicopter over Guam.
Mayan tablet reveals secrets of 'snake queen'
7-20-2013 | 26
A tablet found in Guatemala has revealed fascinating new details of a dark period in Mayan history.
Giant snake learns how to open doors
6-23-2013 | 43
Footage of a snake that seems to have figured out how to open doors has surfaced on YouTube.
Burning snake sets house on fire
3-26-2013 | 36
A woman who tried to kill a snake by setting it on fire inadvertently managed to burn her own house down.
Dead mice to be dropped over Guam
2-24-2013 | 41
Laced with poison, the dead mice are to help curb the large numbers of brown tree snakes in the region.
Cassini spots Nile-like river on Titan
12-15-2012 | 26
The massive hydrocarbon-filled river snakes its way over more than 250 miles of the Saturnian moon.
Man bites snake to death
8-24-2012 | 36
In an unusual case of role reversal, a man in Nepal killed a Cobra snake by biting it to death.
Why do we fear snakes and spiders ?
6-20-2012 | 92
Humans are believed to have evolved the innate ability to both sense and fear spiders and snakes.
Buddhists release snakes, cause plague
6-9-2012 | 23
Buddhists in China enacted a 'compassionate release' by unleashing hundreds of snakes near a village.
New species of sea snake discovered
3-16-2012 | 7
A new species of spiny venomous snake has been discovered off the coast of Northern Australia.
'Lake monster' filmed in Iceland
VIDEO 2-7-2012 | 76
A snake-like creature has been filmed moving slowly through a frozen glacial lake in Iceland.
Philippine hunters attacked by giant snakes
12-17-2011 | 12
The Agta Negritos people have had to combat attacks from huge reticulated pythons for years.
Rattlesnake venom could treat diseases
11-18-2011 | 3
French scientists are studying the potential of rattlesnake venom as a treatment for several diseases.
Entertainer puts 3ft snakes up his nose
11-6-2011 | 12
An entertainer from China has become famous for putting snakes up his nose and out of his mouth.
World's largest snake is 25ft long
9-24-2011 | 22
At 25ft in length and weighing in at a staggering 300lbs, Medusa is the world's largest snake.
Explorers tackle 18ft giant anaconda
9-19-2011 | 9
Real-life Indiana Jones Niall McCann took full advantage of the opportunity to pounce on the snake.
Scientists find giant extinct crocodile
9-16-2011 | 3
A gigantic 20-foot crocodile would have lived alongside the world's largest snake - the Titanoboa.
Man takes boa constrictor to the supermarket
9-8-2011 | 12
A man in the UK has been banned from supermarkets for bringing his 6ft pet snake with him.
Tunnel found under temple in Mexico
6-3-2011 | 17
Archaeologists have discovered a tunnel under the Temple of the Snake in Teotihuacan, Mexico.
Girl finds boa constrictor in toilet
4-2-2011 | 11
Police were called in Hannover when a massive snake was found coiled up inside a toilet bowl.
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