He pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor and said “I messed up big time.” But Chris Gifford can be seen on social media again, shirtless with a cobra and other serpents.

Sea snake “attacks” “result from mistaken identity during sexual interactions,” according to researchers, who suggest that, if confronted, divers should just stay still. In … ...

Snake scare in Raleigh, and the aftermath. In the summer of 2021, a venomous zebra cobra was on the loose in a North Raleigh neighborhood, an incident that captured the region’s attention.

Published Jan. 11, 2021 Updated Aug. 19, 2021 In 2016, on the northern tip of Guam, two biologists, Tom Seibert and Julie Savidge, challenged several brown tree snakes to a battle of wits. The ...

Snake-People Interactions Snakes do not bite people unless provoked. Most snake bites occur when someone deliberately threatens, handles or harms the snake, causing it to become defensive.

Tim Friede still remembers the searing pain, the burning, the swelling, the moments when his vision blurred and his body fought to stay conscious. But this wasn’t an accident. He had chosen to be ...

In 2021, three marks were given to three snakes that were killed by a firearm, which is prohibited. In 2020, a hunter was eliminated from the challenge for freezing snakes, ...

Raleigh’s 2021 snake scare. Three years ago, Raleigh will remember, another magnificent animal turned up on a North Raleigh porch — this one a spitting zebra cobra that sparked a citywide ...

Raleigh’s 2021 snake scare. Three years ago, Raleigh will remember, another magnificent animal turned up on a North Raleigh porch — this one a spitting zebra cobra that sparked a citywide ...