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An enormous black mamba was filmed slithering across a road in South Africa after a car ran over it. Snake catcher Nick Evans—who owns a snake removal business in the eastern KwaZulu-Natal province—arrived to the spot where "concerned residents" had spotted the mamba slithering around after it had been hit by the car, he said on a Facebook post. The residents stopped traffic upon noticing the snake was injured and called the snake catcher to help, Evans said. Black mambas are highly venomous snakes native to Africa. They are among the deadliest snakes in the world, with a fatality rate of 100 percent if a bite is left untreated, however, they are a shy and reclusive species, preferring to hide rather than attack. A stock photo shows a black mamba with its head raised. The species only does this when it feels threatened. ROBERT STYPPA/Getty Images They are also Africa's longest snake and can reach up to 14 feet in length, although this is rare. This one measured abou...

Corn snakes are nonvenomous snakes found primarily in the southeastern United States. They are medium-size snakes, brightly colored with individual patterns. Corn snakes are fairly calm and easy to care for. They are popular as pets. But watch out, corn snake owners — these elegant serpents are skilled at escaping from their homes. There are a few different ideas about how the corn snake got its name. According to the Smithsonian National Zoological Park, corn snakes' belly markings look similar to the kernel pattern on Indian corn. The Animal Diversity Web (ADW), a database maintained by the Museum of Zoology at the University of Michigan, reports that the corn snake's name comes from the fact that it can often be found in corn and other crop fields, while Davidson College's Herps of North Carolina says the name stems from the fact that corn snakes often live in barns where rats come to feed on corn and other grains. Corn snakes are closely related to rat snakes ...

Article body The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently honored the Red Hills Salamander Habitat Purchase team—a group that includes graduates of the Auburn University School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences—with a Regional Director's Honor Award for Conservation Partners. The team is working to conserve the Red Hills salamander, a unique, threatened amphibian endemic to a specific region of Alabama, found nowhere else in the world. An additional award for Conservation Partners was presented to Chuck Sykes, director of the Wildlife and Freshwater Fish, or WWF, Division of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, or ADCNR. Sykes, a 1992 wildlife biology graduate, was honored for the key role he played on this team, as well as his other career accomplishments. The state of Alabama recently purchased two tracts totaling 4,911 acres of Red Hills salamander habitat in Monroe County, an acquisition made possible by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, or ...

In honor of Disneyland Paris' 30th Anniversary, the resort has brought back the fan-favorite Fantasyland quick service restaurant – Toad Hall. Operating sporadically since its inception, the location has recently reopened with a new menu, including classic British dishes and some new additions. The exterior is an almost exact replica of the Mr. Toad's Wild Ride attraction entrance over at Disneyland resort, but the interior restaurant is a charming nod to The Wind In The Willows – featuring recognisable English decor and a lot of fun details. In the first hallway, a portrait of Mr. Toad welcomes guests – with the right side dining room featuring the iconic changing portrait, showing Mr. Toad versions of some well known historical portraits above a grand fireplace. Fans will be pleased to know the new menu does still include the delicious fish and chips – available as a regular size with chips or salad (€12), or small size with chips or cherry tomatoes (€6). As the...

How I Met Your Mother Trivia Date: Tuesday, March 29, 2022, begins @ 6:30 p.m. Where: Brass Tap at Midtown, 1321 Thomasville Rd. Cost: Free What you'll get: Test your knowledge of the hit comedy series How I Met Your Mother , enjoy an evening of trivia and experience good food and cold drinks. The Harvest Date: Thursday, March 31, 2022, begins @ 6:00 p.m. Where: Goodwood Museum, 1600 Miccosukee Rd. Cost: $40.00 or $100.00 for VIP ticket What you'll get: The Harvest, presented by Second Harvest of the Big Bend, will be great fun with delicious food and drinks, live music, and dancing, but most importantly it will raise funds for Second Harvest to continue its efforts to end hunger in the Big Bend area. Shift 8 Date: Thursday, March 31, 2022, begins @ 6:00 p.m. Where: Mom & Dad's Italian Restaurant, 3421 Bannerman Rd. Cost: No Cover What you'll get: Enjoy live music by Shift 8 while you enjoy an homemade Italian dinner and ...

NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! This snake is truly mesmerizing. A beautiful reticulated python at The Reptile Zoo, in Fountain Valley, California, has gone viral on social media for her beautiful scales that shine like a rainbow in the sunlight.  The snake, named MyLove, was recently featured on the zoo's Instagram page last week in a video with a handler holding her in the sunlight.  SNAKE HIDING IN FILING CABINET SURPRISES HOMEOWNER The video was captioned: "MyLove's iridescence just never gets old." MyLove, a motley-golden child reticulated python at The Reptile Zoo in California, has gone viral online. (Courtesy of Jay Brewer) Since it was posted last week, the video has been liked more than 31,735 times. Instagram users were quick to comment on the snake's bright and colorful scales, with many calling her "beautiful" and "stunning." CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP   Jay Brew...

1 of 16 Want to see exotic birds, snakes and other animals? No need to travel to a different country for a jungle safari. All you have to do is visit the Green Planet in City Walk, Dubai to have a closer look at these beautiful creatures. Image Credit: Siddhartha Trivedi (Insta @An_explorer_escape)/Gulf News reader 2 of 16 Gulf News reader Siddhartha Trivedi recently visited Gree...

You can't blame Minnesota soybean growers for feeling "rattled" by the EPA. In January, the Environmental Protection Agency announced it was restricting the use of a herbicide in six Minnesota counties out of concern for an endangered species, a species it chose not to make public. Before the calendar could flip to April, EPA had reversed those restrictions as well as even wider herbicide bans because of an insect called the American burying beetle. So what was behind the initial secretiveness? Why the sudden reversal? On the first question, EPA is sometimes reluctant to divulge what species it is trying to protect out of concern for that species. ADVERTISEMENT ...

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"],"renderIntial":true,"wordCount":350}"> Rob Gronkowski is not impressed with my look. "You're kinda lame," says the National Football League star, a man as famous for catching passes from Tom Brady as he is for his party-boy persona. It's late March, and Gronk—fresh off his fourth Super Bowl title—and I are riding a chairlift at Deer Valley Ski Resort in Park City, Utah. "You've got the classic winter jacket on," he says, as he looks me up and down, assessing my Gore-Tex kit. "It's nothing special." Knowing that the 32-year-old rolled into Gronk Beach—a 2020 event in Miami that he called the "championship of partying"—wearing a denim jacket with the sleeves torn off, I ask him if ripping the sleeves off my coat might improve my style. "That would be better!" he says. This fashion critique comes from a guy who, today,...