Bringing a creature into your home that might outlive a mortgage changes how you think about pet ownership. Most people ...

I found a snake in an enclosure that lacked necessary elements for its care. I purchased a tank and transformed it to save the snake. This species has a unique ability to burrow into the substrate and ...

Throngs of people from across China packed into the cavernous exhibition halls for the annual pet fair, where exotic animals are a more common sight than cats or dogs.

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Lots of people keep snakes, but only Nicolas Cage kept two king cobras, which would try to hypnotise and kill him in one fell ...

Michelle Spitzer is a journalist for The USA TODAY NETWORK-FLORIDA. As the network’s Rapid Response reporter, she covers ...

A 17-year-old ‘mental health champion’ has raised £275 for the Manx Wildlife Trust (MWT) through a public talk exploring the ...

New Taipei City’s Animal Protection and Health Inspection Office yesterday marked World Hamster Day by advocating for proper care of the pet rodents. Recently in New Taipei City’s Yingge District (鶯歌) ...

Should certain animal species be referred to an exotics or zoological specialist? S. Emi Knafo, DVM, DACZM, zoological medicine specialist and assistant clinical professor of zool ...

Emi Knafo, DVM, DACZM is a zoological medicine specialist and assistant clinical professor of zoological medicine at the University of Tennessee (UT) in Knoxville. She grew up ...

A wide range of wildlife is common in the Great Dismal Swamp, but a recent alligator sighting has surprised both visitors and ...

Most well-manicured yards look tidy at a glance, but they are often silent in the ways that matter (for the worse). Fewer ...