A Rhode Island woman woke up to an atypical intruder in her home one evening. It wasn't a burglar, but a pet snake that a previous resident had lost months earlier. "It's something you just don't wake ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A Springfield woman is facing charges after she allegedly illegally entered the same residence two days in a row, claimed she lived there and threw a pet snake into the yard during ...

The female dog owner from Texas told Newsweek of the incident: "I did not feel the snake when I stepped back on it!" ...

A 12-foot python has been returned to its owner after a slithery stop at a Central Texas home where a woman earlier bathed her pet guinea pigs. The Eagle newspaper reported Tuesday that Veronica ...

Four children, a dog and a snake were removed from a Warren home last week after police found them in “extremely unsanitary and hazardous conditions.” ...

It seems humans aren’t the only fans of In-N-Out. Someone’s pet python appeared to have escaped its home and slithered all the way to the restaurant in Monrovia. Stream Los Angeles News for free, 24/7 ...

A woman is recovering from multiple snake bites after a highly venomous reptile got caught in the loop of her shoe.

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