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Brave Cat Saves Baby From Python

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 21:00:52 +0000

Not long ago, Tess Guthrie’s cat was hissing so loud that the sound woke her from her slumber. And when the 22-year old Australian mom did open her eyes she saw a six foot python had wrapped itself around the arm of her six-month-old daughter, who was sleeping right next to her. “I thought I [...]

17-Foot Python Menaces Family Picnic

Tom Blunt — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 19:30:06 +0000

This enormous Burmese python was killed by Florida park rangers this week after it crashed a family’s holiday outing. The snake was still in its death throes as this video was taken. You can hear one of the rangers comment that for a snake of this length, it’s surprisingly skinny. Oh really? Because to us [...]

Snake Wrecks Havoc on Plane – Where's Samuel L. Jackson?

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 15:30:00 +0000

Most people have never actually seen the movie ‘Snakes On A Plane.’ But thanks to its descriptive name and an aggressive ad campaign based around star Samuel L. Jackson’s proclivity for profanity, we all know the bad things that can happen if the slithery reptiles get loose on an aircraft. This week, the passengers aboard an Egypt Air flight from Cairo to Kuwait learned [...]

Teen Using Cell Phone Walks into Snake Pit

Donald Deane — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 16:55:14 +0000

By this point, it should be fairly obvious that getting distracted by a cell phone can be extremely hazardous to your health. And yet, a teen girl in California actually fell into a pit of rattlesnakes while searching for a signal in the desert. Need further proof? We didn't think so.

Snake Bites Man, Then Man Bites Back

Jeremy Taylor — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 17:20:10 +0000

You've surely heard the phrase "Man bites dog," which is a journalistic term that describes how unusual events -- like a man biting a dog -- get more coverage than typical ones, like a dog biting a man.

This story out of Nepal mixes both the unusual and the typical. It started when famer Mohammed Salmodin was bitten by a cobra while working in the field.

'Mad Snake Disease' Is Real, Terrifying

Kyle Dowling — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 16:57:40 +0000

A new disease has been founded in snakes that causes them to both act drunk and tie themselves into knots. Yes, this is a real thing. Let’s put it out there: snakes are disgusting and terrifying creatures. There’s no getting around that. They’re freaky, panic-enducing reptiles that climb up walls without any hands or feet. [...]

Watch Deadly Snake Venom Turn Blood Into Jelly

Mithun Divakaran — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 15:10:46 +0000

Although there a thousands of species of snakes, only a few hundred of them are poisonous. But considering we humans are scared of them anyway, here’s a video that won’t change our minds about snakes anytime soon. If you wondered how poisonous snake venom kills humans, this interesting clip will demonstrate what venom does to [...]

Attention Walmart Shoppers! Rattlesnake In Aisle Four

Donald Deane — Thu, 17 May 2012 14:15:48 +0000

A Washington state man got much more than he bargained for when he was bitten by a rattlesnake while shopping at a local Walmart. Uh, excuse us, what aisle is the anti-venom in? Mica Craig was looking for mulch in the garden section last Friday when he moved what he thought was a stick to [...]

Yikes! Actual Snake Found on Plane

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 20:58:04 +0000

Like the plot of the Samuel L. Jackson movie of the same name, an Australian pilot found himself staring at a snake as he maneuvered a plane through the air. The fact that the small Air Frontier plane was carrying no passengers and it was only one snake didn’t temper the drama one bit. Nevertheless, a [...]

Guns N' Roses Rocker Slash Reveals Love for Reptiles and Betty White

TheFW Staff — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 20:02:46 +0000

While you may know former Guns N' Roses member (and current solo artist) Slash as a guitar god, we here at TheFW appreciate his love for our slithery, scaly friends. The rocker is a longtime fan of snakes, and at one point had over 80 of them in his home. (He gave them up after the birth of his son.) And as our pals at Loudwire recently discovered, he's also a fan of everyone's favorite Golden Girl.

Snake in ATM Machine Is Scarier Than Hidden Bank Fees [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 15:22:42 +0000

Ready for something scarier than your checking account balance? Folks who tried to make a withdrawal from this ATM machine got more than they bargained for in the form of a snake who lived in the device. As if the hidden charges most banks try to pull aren't bad enough. Now we have to dodge snakes at the ATM? Back to hiding our cash under the mattress for us.

Actually, "Snakes in the ATM" would be a great Samuel L. Jackson movie. Watch a particularly scary ATM visit below.

Gecko Fights Snake to Protect Friend [VIDEO]

Chip Sandalwood — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 12:35:58 +0000

If this video of one gecko saving another gecko from a deadly snake is any indication, you could do a lot worse than having a gecko look out for your safety. No wonder the gecko is the spokesperson for GEICO. [via Reddit]

Double Your Terror – Two-Headed Snake Found in Backyard [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:28:12 +0000

Upon finding a baby king snake with two fully functional heads in his backyard, Tennessee man Paul Carver took it to state wildlife officials, who were just as baffled as he was.

"I've been working 13 years and been in the woods all my life -- nearly 40 years -- and I've never seen anything like this," explained wildlife officer Dale Grandstaff.

Man Stuffs $4,000 Worth of Snakes in His Pants [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 17:22:59 +0000

Yup, those really were snakes in Eric Fiegel’s pocket. Security cameras at Mesa, Arizona’s Predators Reptile Center caught the 22-year-old stuffing five $800 baby sharp albino boa constrictors into his shorts, and then leaving the premises. Next, the bandit tried to sell the snakes to the nearby Arizona Reptile Center. When the two stores made the connection, [...]

Yikes! Snake Slithers Onto SUV Windshield While Family Drives Down Highway [VIDEO]

Donald Deane — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 15:37:38 +0000

A stowaway snake surprised a Tennessee family driving down a highway when it slithered from underneath the hood of their SUV, according to 'Today.'

Rachel Fisher, her husband Tony and their three small children were traveling to Memphis as the snake crept onto the windshield and eventually made its way to a side view mirror.