For teenager Audrey Higgs, more than a dog is man’s best friend. The parent of one dog, seven cats, loads of chickens, a Bahamian boa, and a tank full of ...

A cute video of an Amazon tree boa yawning went viral, but is it really yawning? Read here to learn more about why snakes yawn.

Australia’s brightest defender grew up selling fruit to tourists, catching fish and camping near her family’s farm; these ...

Asian-Latin fusion is of the order at The Escobar Kitchen, where staples like yellow rice, plantains and churrasco share not only billing with items like seared salmon, shrimp tempura and krab salad, ...

In December, prolific Bynum folk artist Clyde Jones died. His legacy lives on in the playful sculptures he made and gave away freely.

“My best memory so far was sharing wine and singing “City of New Orleans” with three strangers — two German tourists and a fellow American — in the cafe car while riding Amtrak’s City of New Orleans ...

A recent study compiled over 500 incidents of cannibalism in more than 200 species of snakes, revealing that the behavior is ...

Hungry snake caught swallowing another, even bigger snake headfirst. Many species of snakes are capable of swallowing prey much larger than themselves, such as deer, cows and even humans. However, ...

Scientists undertook the first comprehensive assessment of how often snakes eat their own, uncovering reports of the behavior in more than 200 species A Brazilian keelback (Helicops infrataeniatus) ...

Feral chickens, hens and roosters have been nuisances in Hawaii for years, but ways to deal with them, including proposals to let people kill them, are proving controversial.

Fluffy snow fell in parts of the metro Charlotte on Feb. 5, adding to icy conditions left by a historic winter storm that walloped all 100 North Carolina counties in January. Temperatures were slow to ...