Among the creepy crawlers the Mexican national was attempting to smuggle were pythons, bearded dragons, geckos and tarantulas ...

Lizards and frogs and snakes, oh my! More than 160 creepy-crawlers — including tarantulas, centipedes, and two dozen pythons ...

He walks, he talks, he runs and he plays. He’s “Waldog,” an AI-powered robot that is making the rounds in the northern city of Monterrey, Mexico, to raise awareness about animal abuse and welfare.

U.S. Border Patrol officers seized more than 100 snakes, spiders, lizards and salamanders from a truck attempting to cross ...

More than a dozen types of pythons and over 30 other snakes, including a ghost Aztec jungle boa, were found packed in the ...

The driver was arrested after officers found 163 exotic creatures concealed in a truck trying to cross into Mexico, according ...

Scientists at the University of California, Davis, have discovered a new species of trapdoor spider lurking in California’s ...

Cochliomyia hominivorax, the New World screw-worm fly, or screw-worm for short, is a species of parasitic fly that is well known for the way in which its larvae (maggots) eat the living tissue. The ...

Wondering if exotic pets are right for you? WWF’s new guide helps you make informed choices about keeping wild animals.

In Mexico, the Day of the Dead also honors deceased pets with altars, photos, and offerings, transforming loss into memory ...

One of the tiny animals was dead, while the other was seen cradled in the arms of an officer, softly hooting before covering ...