Stockholm — A Swedish zoo has been partially shut down after a king cobra staged an impressive escape from its enclosure at the weekend, with staff on Monday still searching for the venomous vagrant.

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Staff at a zoo in South Africa are watching their step after a highly dangerous snake escaped from its enclosure. Pretoria Zoo's black mamba - one of the fastest and most venomous snakes in the world ...

Wildlife rangers have been called following the discovery of a rare reptile pet which appears to have been left on the side of a Qld footpath. The albino Darwin carpet python, popular among reptile ...