May 8 (UPI) --The Jamaica Defense Force said an escaped animal initially reported to be a tiger cub is actually an ocelot, a wildcat native to the Americas and Caribbean islands. The JDF initially ...

The Sunshine State, also known as Florida, is well-known for its oranges, beaches, and, unfortunately, snakes. Florida holds the record for the 7th highest number of snake species in the nation.

Most of the signs are in for a pretty good month, but Tigers, Dogs and Pigs should stay vigilant – famous Snakes include Oprah, Taylor Swift, Brad Pitt and Bob Dylan Chinese astrology is based ...

The inland taipan, also known as the “fierce snake,” has the most toxic venom of any snake in the world. Its scientific name is Oxyuranus microlepidotus. A bite from this snake releases a ...

This optical illusion personality test reveals whether you are intuitive or logical based on what you see first: a snake or an ear. Spotting the ear suggests kindness and empathy, while seeing the ...

Duke Energy, an electric power and natural gas company, is investigating how the snake got into one of its power substations Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE. She has been working ...

Over 10,000 people in North Carolina were without power earlier this week due to an unlikely suspect: a snake, according to reports. North Carolina's Durham area faced a power outage that lasted ...

BLACK RIVER, St Elizabeth — The country’s leading veterinary expert is warning people here to be cautious if they spot an ocelot, a wildcat resembling a kitten, which escaped from the Hendriks ...

The antitoxin antibodies found in the blood of a Wisconsin man—who voluntarily let snakes bite him for alm0st 20 years—is helping scientists create better antivenom drugs for snakebites.

The outage was restored around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday morning.Jeff Brooks with Duke Energy said a black snake came into contact with power lines at a substation near Ashe Street that serves east Durham ...

The dangers of snakes usually come from getting too close and chancing a bite. But this week it is the reptiles as aggressors, knocking out power in Durham and Rolesville. On Thursday night ...

“It is not a cub… It is an ocelot, which is also a wildcat, it is not native to Jamaica and so whereas it may not be the size of a tiger, it is a wild animal and should be treated with the ...