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Results 1 - 20 of 53 in Snakes

  1. Reptiles snake way to top of showRead the original story w/Photo

    Sunday May 12 | Yahoo!

    ... birds and dingoes. The WA Herpetological Society president, who is also a chef at Kewdale Tavern, has caught snakes since he was 13 and is helping organise what he believes is the State's first reptile expo next weekend. Mr Holland said the ...

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  2. Wajihah shows her injured foot with her father Sarmad IlyasRead the original story w/Photo

    Thursday May 9 | Thetelegraphand Argus

    ... carer in the Morley area who will try to find a suitable home for it. "They said they are seeing a lot of young corn snakes at the moment. It was a very hot day and small young hatchlings can take advantage of any crack or opening in the vivarium ...

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  3. Pet snake is harmless, says reptile's ownerRead the original story

    Tuesday May 7 | Truro Daily News

    ... could say that this snake has done any harm to them or anything like that." Oliver, who was once "deathly afraid" of snakes, has been handling the creatures for about four years after doing some research and deciding to deal with his phobia once and ...

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  4. Jay Horwitz 'just having some fun' with Matt Harvey tweetsRead the original story

    Tuesday May 7 | Newsday

    ... for the school's track team, he invited photographers to a workout where one of the team members would bring his pet snakes. The snakes got loose. The photos were more dramatic than Horwitz intended. On Tuesday, Horwitz described the overreactions ...

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  5. Truro Town Council - " Pet snakes in downtown causing concernRead the original story

    Monday May 6 | Truro Daily News

    ... It definitely got people's attention," Mills added. I love pretty much all animals but definitely draw the line at snakes!!!!! I have severe snake-o-phobia,including real,pictures ,television ,and rubber ones. While living in BC a number of years ...

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  6. Cottonwood man would rather move than give up pet snakesRead the original story w/Photo

    Friday Apr 26 | KSL-TV

    ... illegal according to a city ordinance. Cops say most of those have to go. Thomas Cobb has named some of his beloved snakes after Disney characters, one of them called Snow White. This is Cobb's childhood dream and he gets choked up talking about it. ...

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  7. Snake defies St Patrick but not our brave gardaiRead the original story

    Thursday Apr 25 | Independent.ie

    ... likely to have been born in Ireland for a breeder. Mr Hennessey said that it was becoming increasingly common for pet snakes to escape, or to be dumped, but most can't survive more than a few weeks in Ireland's climate.

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  8. Handbags: A Solution to Florida's Python Problem?Read the original story

    Monday Apr 22 | New York Magazine

    ... hunters to see if any of their catches could be used in her collection of exotic-skin purses. She had heard that the snakes, first introduced to the Everglades in the nineties by pet owners who grew tired of (or lazy about) caring for their animals, ...

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  9. Socially Awkward: What does a snake named Rocky Balboa have to do with social media?Read the original story

    Apr 11, 2013 | Williamson Herald

    ... watch a video on YouTube, and attend conferences. (You wouldn't believe how many videos there are on caring for snakes!) Find someone similar to you who has social media savvy and do what they do. The more you do, the better you'll become. As ...

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  10. Salem cops put on new hat:?snake rescuersRead the original story

    Apr 11, 2013 | Morning Journal

    ... call police before taking any action to harm an animal which could be harmless. She said people with questions about snakes can contact Pure Pet on Penn Avenue in Salem.

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  11. Derby Telegraph commented Pet snake helps Connor pen a top short storyRead the original story w/Photo

    Apr 9, 2013 | This is Derbyshire

    ... thought he'd gone for good. I used this as my inspiration." Mum Julie, of Springfield Road, said: "We've now got two snakes. But shortly after getting the second one, we went into the living room and there he was, just in the middle of the floor." ...

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  12. Stockton man arrested for affray after locking self in room with snakesRead the original story

    Mar 30, 2013 | The Northern Echo

    POLICE have negotiated an end to an incident a house in Stockton where there had been concern for a 33-year-old man, locked in a room with pet snakes.

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  13. Stockton incident ends peacefully as police detain Stockton man locked in room with pet snakesRead the original story

    Mar 30, 2013 | Darlington and Stockton Times

    POLICE have negotiated an end to an incident a house in Stockton where there had been concern for a 33-year-old man, locked in a room with pet snakes.

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  14. Police negotiate with Stockton man locked in room with pet snakesRead the original story

    Mar 30, 2013 | The Northern Echo

    POLICE called to a house in Stockton amid concern for a 33-year-old man, later called in the RSPCA after learning he had snakes in the property.

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  15. Asheville's best spring music: Dylan, Big Boi, moreRead the original story

    Mar 29, 2013 | Asheville Citizen-Times

    ... and venue closed this week for renovations, and will celebrate its proper grand opening Saturday (no word on whether snakes will be involved). The Isis Restaurant and Music Hall 743 Haywood Road,

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  16. Snakes slither into popularity in China's Year of the SnakeRead the original story w/Photo

    Mar 27, 2013 | People's Daily Online

    ... the room clean. It's perfect." As the weather gets warmer in China's Year of the Snake, more people are choosing snakes, which are gradually waking up from hibernation, as their pets. Xu Feng, who runs a pet shop in Nanjing's Qinhuai district, said ...

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  17. 5ft long pet snake lost in shop for six monthsRead the original story w/Photo

    Mar 19, 2013 | dailyecho.co.uk

    ... Botley, said it was unlikely the snake would survive in the wild. He said: "I have known, through customers, that snakes have got out of the house and been found in the garden. "If it's loose in a house running with temperatures of 20C, they can go ...

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  18. Snakes making a comeback in IrelandRead the original story

    Mar 16, 2013 | upi.com

    Animal shelter operators in Ireland say St. Patrick's Day has brought an influx of abandoned pet snakes in recent years.

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  19. Salmonella 'plague' from frogs infects thousands of childrenRead the original story w/Photo

    Mar 11, 2013 | Examiner.com

    ... handle them. And the aquarium water or terrarium contents from reptiles and amphibians such as frogs, toads, turtles, snakes, iguanas, geckos, and any other reptile could also spread salmonella if dumped into your sink or bathtub. Dump the water ...

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  20. Home inspection nightmares: Dead bodies, snakes and attic swimming poolsRead the original story w/Photo

    Mar 7, 2013 | Pegasus News

    You know they see it all - the nightmares we don't see on those nicely staged internet photos like live electrical panels next to bathtubs, toilets with no legroom, rodent infestation, grounded plugs that are not really grounded, rotted wood, hot wires behind cardboard, gerry-rigged wiring and toilets/drains that flush into plastic swimming pools ... (more)

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