A wildlife attraction housing rare amphibians, lizards and snakes has suffered an attack by rats. Forestry England said rats had infiltrated the pods at the New Forest Reptile Centre near Lyndhurst.

The rat is a medium-sized rodent from the genus Rattus. Rattus norvegicus (brown rat) is a model vertebrate reared in the laboratory for studying subjects such as genetics, physiology, disease and ...

The world's largest slithering snake is sure to send a tingle down your spine. There are over 3,000 snake species found around the world, according to National Geographic, that all have their own ...

An individual has called the SPCA to provide details about this unique and frightening sighting in a residential area. IOL has reported the individual did not think anything of the account at first, ...

Was I seeing something akin to joy in a rat? Maybe so, considering that neuroscience research is increasingly suggesting that joy and positive emotions play a critical role in the health of both ...

A new variant of the Remcos RAT malware, capable of taking complete control over a victim’s device, has been uncovered in a recent phishing campaign targeting Windows users. Discovered by Fortinet’s ...

Discovering a rat infestation in a restaurant is nothing new. But it still makes many grimace in disgust. Remember the rodent that fell from the ceiling of the Tangs Market Food Court? This time, a ...

Some parents reached out with concerns and we’re on your side with how the district is trying to stop more from getting in. Pest control experts say all the snakes encountered so far have been non ...

MARYBOROUGH, Queensland – Snake handlers in Australia recently encountered a most unusual plumbing problem after a pair of pythons decided to take a dip in a local toilet. A plumber's worst nightmare ...

A Morrisons supermarket was forced to shut its doors after a council slapped them with a hygiene notice amid stories of a supposed rat infestation. The Chingford branch was found to have an ...

The birth of Pope Mouse stems from a donation by one of Jeanie’s business associates who apparently donated dead mice to her project after they were unused by snake owners as food. Though the original ...

Snake lungworm disease, which infects at least 19 snake species, is poised to spread throughout the southeastern U.S. Jenna Palmisano, a biologist at the University of Central Florida, holds a ...