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A 1.7 meter long boa constrictor (5 feet 7 inches) escaped from aa home in the western German town of Insheim, the police in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate said. According to the police, the animal escaped from its terrarium on Saturday night and fled to freedom though the terrace door. Since the owner's property borders other garden plots and a field, the officials were not able to immediately locate the non-poisonous boa constrictor. Snakes in the city To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Police warned passers-by not to try catching the snake "under any circumstances." They described the animal as yellow, 1.7-meter long and 7 to 8 centimeters in diameter. Any sightings are to be reported to the authorities. The latest incident prompted comparisons with the similar event last year, when a venomo...

Nintendo's going a little early with their Black Friday eShop sale this year, and that's fine by us. From November 17th until specified the below games are on sale. As usual there's the games Nintendo's put up as "highlights", and we'll pull what we think is good out too. That doesn't mean if we don't highlight it's not great, but it might have been on sale before, or for a greater discount as well. Lucky you, there's also 10% off Nintendo eShop cards at EB Games this week. Combine that with these sales and you might have some good deals. If there's anything we missed, and you think should be highlighted – let us know in the comments. ✚ Metroid Dread (Nintendo) – $53.30 (Usually $79.95, ends 30/11) – 33% off ✚ Super Mario Odyssey (Nintendo) – $53.30 (Usually $79.95, ends 30/11) – 33% off ✚ Disney Dreamlight Valley (Gameloft) – $38.20 (Usually $44.95, ends 30/11) – 15% off ✚ Persona 5 Royal (SEGA) – $69...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A fun day playing in the backyard ended with a Florida boy spending several days in the ICU after he was attacked by a venomous snake. Now, the boy is slowly regaining his strength and learning to walk again. Elijah Bustamante has his smile back after a scary encounter with a snake left the 7-year-old boy in the hospital. "I was in the backyard playing and I was going to pick up a rock and the snake jumped out and bit me," he recalled. Elijah was rushed to a nearby hospital with his leg extremely swollen from the large bite, WJXT reported. Doctors gave him seven rounds of antivenin and he was kept in the ICU for four days. They believe the snake that jumped out of a bush and bit Elijah was a venomous water moccasin. "He said like a dark gray with dark spots and a fat head. A lot of the doctors went on their phones and pulled up different ones and every time he picked out one it ended up being the water moccasin snake," said Elijah's mother...

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"The tongue has power over life and death" — Proverbs 18:21 That's meant to caution people about what they say, but the statement is true in a more literal sense across the animal kingdom. Many species have highly modified tongues adapted for specialized functions that allow them to survive. Alligator snapping turtles use their tongues to attract food. Their tongues have an appendage that is pink and resembles a worm. The turtles stay still for up to 50 minutes underwater with their mouth open and wiggle the appendage to attract fish. Fish who approach hoping to catch a meal instead swim right into the turtle's mouth and become a meal for it. Woodpeckers reach their tongues into trees to capture insects such as beetle grubs, cicadas and grasshoppers. Their tongues are so long that storing them when not in use is a challenge since their mouths are not big enough to hold them. The base of the tongue attaches to a Y-shaped bone called the hyoid that begins in the nostril...

One vet has gone viral after revealing the five dog breeds he 'would never own', including popular Pugs and Dachshunds. Posting on TikTok, @ben.the.vet listed the conditions and health issues that many of these pups have, saying he would avoid buying a dog that has been over-bred. "I've seen quite a few of these already, but I thought I would give my opinion. Please remember that this is my opinion, so you may disagree," he said at the start of the clip. Take a look at the breeds below: 1. Dachshunds David Pecheux Getty Images Despite being one of the nation's favourite dog breeds, Ben explained that Dachshunds are prone to various health issues. "They're really lovely dogs, some of my favourite patients are sausage dogs, but one in four of them develop back problems in their lifetime," he said in the video. "That can range from ...