Two Headed Carpet Python snake is introduced
A two-headed Carpet Python slithers on a rock as it is introduced to the public at the World Aquarium in St. Louis on October 11, 2007. The snake, born in Kansas City in August, originates in Australia and New Zealand can live up to 25 years and will grow to be 12 feet long. (UPI Photo/Bill Greenblatt)
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MIDDLETOWN, Del., Oct. 13 (UPI) -- A Delaware woman said she vacated her home after discovering at least six baby rat snakes in her bathroom, bedroom and burrowing under her rug.
PALM BEACH, Fla., Sept. 16 (UPI) -- A 22-year-old Palm Beach, Fla. woman says she panicked when she discovered two snakes sharing the water with her in her bathtub.
TOKYO, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- Tokyo police said they have arrested a man for keeping 51 venomous snakes in his apartment without the proper permits.
SOLLENTUNA, Sweden, July 3 (UPI) -- Officials at a Sollentuna, Sweden, preschool said they have discovered more than 20 snakes on the school grounds.
KELLEYS ISLAND, Ohio, June 9 (UPI) -- Researchers said the Lake Erie water snake has made a comeback and may soon be taken off the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's threatened list.
FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill., April 6 (UPI) -- Eleven snakes that slithered to safety when a car crashed into a house belonging to an Illinois breeder have been rounded up.
CARINGBAH, Australia, March 9 (UPI) -- An Australian bank branch in a town near Sydney closed its doors and called for a snake handler when at least two brown snakes were found inside.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., March 3 (UPI) -- Children's fear of snakes may be intrinsic, University of Virginia researchers say.
HANOI, Vietnam, Jan. 18 (UPI) -- A Thai Air flight out of Bangkok mirrored the 2006 horror movie "Snakes on a Plane" when officials found loads of live snakes aboard.
