Snakes
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Young country diary
Young country diary: My best garden discovery so far – a perfect snake skinBlood thinner could be used to treat cobra venom, global study suggests
Rattlesnake 'mega den' with as many as 2,000 snakes livestreaming from Colorado – video
Scientists set up webcam in Colorado rattlesnake ‘mega den’ with up to 2,000 reptiles
Snakes beware: reptiles targeted across Bangladesh after rise in sightings of Russell’s viper
Man bitten by sea snake off coast of NT in a stable condition
Helicopter rescues man with sea snake bite off Northern Territory coast – video
Man in China caught smuggling 100 live snakes in his trousers
‘Male’ Brazilian rainbow boa produces 14 baby snakes in ‘miracle birth’
Misidentified reptile Ronaldo had not been in contact with any other snakes for at least nine years
West Virginia candidate in hospital after snake bite as he removed election signs
Adder girl! Tunnels aim to encourage British snakes to mix and breed
From the agencies
Snake catchers festival in Italy – in picturesVenomous snakes likely to migrate en masse amid global heating, says study
Designer Nancy Gonzalez sentenced to prison for smuggling crocodile and python handbags
Fossil of ‘largest snake to have ever existed’ found in western India
Country diary
Country diary 1974: adders find their place in the northern sunCountry diary
Country diary: Keeping a close eye on the adders
Man dies after being bitten by snake in north Queensland
Ambulance officers treated the man, believed to have been bitten by an eastern brown snake, but he died later in Townsville hospital
Wildlife experts capture 500lb of mating Burmese pythons in Florida
Catch of 11 snakes after discovery of two ‘mating balls’ adds to total of 34,000lbs of pythons captured in one part of state since 2013
Let them eat snake: why python meat could soon be on the menu
Fancy a plate of fangers and mash? Some researchers say python farms on a commercial scale could provide sustainable alternative protein
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