Rare venomous mammal caught on camera

Very rare footage of one of the world's shyest mammals has been caught by scientists in the Caribbean for the first time. The creature, known as the Hispaniolan solenodon, is large, with a long, thin snout and looks...

Mamba bite exposes illicit Tokyo snake collection

Imagine living beside a man who kept 51 venomous snakes in his apartment. Well, that was what a few residents in Tokyo experienced without even knowing it. A Japanese man lived with 51 venomous snakes in his...

Jellyfish have human-like eyes

Unlike normal jellyfish, which drift in the ocean current, box jellyfish are active swimmers that can rapidly make 180-degree turns and deftly dart between objects. Scientists suspect that box jellyfish are such agile because one set of their 24 eyes detects objects that get...

Confiscated Venomous Snakes En Route To Reptile Zoo

"More than a dozen illegal poisonous snakes are on their way to a Kentucky zoo after being confiscated from a house on the city's east side. The snakes were dangerous and one reptile expert said they were in the worse condition he's seen in a confiscation. He said...

Stingray - life of stingray fish in the wild

"They live in the bottom parts of shallow tropical waters. Looking carefully, you are likely to find them lying on a seabed, buried or partially covered with sand. They can move very rapidly when threatened or in pursuit of a passing fish. They also eat mollusks and...

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