NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA: This is an example of zoonosis which is a health problem of increasing concern for humans. A zoonosis is an infectious disease that has jumped from a non-human animal to humans. In this instance the disease takes the form of an endoparasite that usually resides in pythons but was transferred to a …
Wriggling parasitic worm 8 cm long removed from woman’s brain Read More »
NEWS AND COMMENT-Texas, USA: Peggy Jones, 64, feels that she is lucky to be alive after – in a very strange and unusual incident – she was attacked by both a snake and a hawk simultaneously. She was mowing her backyard lawn. Something very normal and gentle until her world was tipped upside down when …
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NEWS AND VIEWS: How often do you see a brightly coloured, exotic snake slithering around the passenger compartment of a commuter train in Yorkshire, UK? Never is the answer until yesterday when passengers switched carriages after a 5-foot corn snake was spotted slithering over the fitments and seats of the carriage. People took photographs and …
Brightly coloured corn snake seen on train travelling between Skipton and Leeds, UK Read More »
In combining two stories about reticulated pythons, I have come to the conclusion that this species of snake can behave and sound like a cat! The Guinness World Record’s longest snake in captivity is Medusa, a reticulated python. They say it purrs like a snake when happy! I can’t confirm this interesting snippet of information …
Reticulated python can behave and sound like a domestic cat Read More »
Some king cobra stuff for aficionados starting with a video of an impressive king cobra doing his defensive threat display in a video standing around 6 feet tall. The king cobra is one of the most venomous snakes on the planet. As you can see in the video they can stand up and look …
Video of king cobra standing 6 feet tall (plus cobra info) Read More »
When watching the video, it took me a little while to understand that this was a real snake. The markings on the snake and the way it moves in a straight line and slowly gave me the impression that this was a toy of some sort. A windup toy which you could give for Christmas! …
MANDYA, KARNATAKA, INDIA: The snake has possibly come into the city during the monsoons because their burrow has filled up with water. Its colour is the same as the flagstones and steps. The mother and her child exit the building. The child would have stepped on the snake but for the fact that the snake …
Child almost walks on snake and his mum saves him from bite Read More »
Described as crazy, I think it is. The snake looks amazing. The man looks stupid. He’s trying to be macho for the camera it seems to me. People do a lot of crazy stuff for the camera nowadays as it is become awful competitive on social media. There has to be great sacrifice in time, …
I believe that this is an anaconda. If it was a still photo, you’d believe that it was photoshopped but it is a video and it is genuine and I am flabbergasted at the size of the thing. It looks as though it is at least 2 feet across. It must be around 30 feet …
Not photoshopped but photo shocked! Ginormous anaconda. Read More »
The remarkable thing about this TikTok video is that it is believed by some viewers. Not all obviously but some people actually believe that what they are seeing is true and real. It ain’t, clearly. The video has attracted almost 73 million views at this time. Although TikTok video viewing counts are heavily distorted upwards …
Anaconda constricting a van is believed. The gullible are targeted. Read More »
A modified version of a substance found in fruits and vegetables, the water-soluble compound succinyl rutin, can delay the effects of a bite from the Bothrops jararaca (pit viper, common in South America). This species of snake is responsible for most of Brazil’s 26,000 snake attacks. This species is highly venomous and endemic to South …
Substance found in fruits and vegetables delays the effect of a pit viper bite Read More »
An interesting photograph from Reddit.com. The photograph is both interesting and a little disturbing at the same time. The snake looks like a hair accessory of some sort but it’s not! All in all a very strange photograph which needs to be published. I must presume that the snake is someone’s pet. I know some …
News and opinion: Thailand has dangers to cats which are distinctly different to those found in Europe and even America where there are predators of domestic cats such as coyotes, which is the main why Americans prefer to keep their cats inside all the time. Safety is the first duty of a cat guardian. THERE …
Thailand: snake comes into home and swallows family cat Read More »
The resident of a property in Iskandar Puteri, Malaysia, sat down on their toilet to do their business and was bitten on the bum by 10 foot python who was inside it, curled up! Is the stuff of nightmares. I hope that he has recovered emotionally if not physically. How did they not notice the …
10 foot python made a home in the toilet and bit the resident on the bum Read More »
