The zoo continued to evolve and expand after that. In 1920, children in the area collected pennies to help the zoo buy its first elephant, and in 1940, the zoo moved reptiles into a former aquarium ...

Burmese pythons have pretty irregular eating habits. One of these giant reptiles can swallow an entire antelope whole and then go up to a year and a half without additional meals. Now, scientists have ...

Red-necked keelback snakes are highly toxic—mere drops of their pungent yellow poison could blind a mongoose and stop its heart within minutes. But the snakes don’t make that toxin themselves; rather, ...

Colorado’s wealth of spring activities already got the attention of USA TODAY 10BEST readers, but they also went wild over the state’s zoos in the publication’s readers’ choice awards. Cheyenne ...

As temperatures warm up and summer days approach, snakes are emerging from their dens after sheltering from the cold winter months across North Texas. If a snake has bitten you, here is what the CDC ...

Over the past week, plans to transform a Massachusetts zoo have sparked waves of backlash in Bristol County. On Tuesday, March 17, Mayor Cathleen DeSimone announced her plan to transform Attleboro's ...

Alabama is home to six venomous snake species, including the cottonmouth, copperhead, and various rattlesnakes. Common nonvenomous snakes include water snakes, rat snakes, and garter snakes. Wildlife ...

After celebrating its 50th anniversary last year, the Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens has been crafting up new ways to engage visitors through experiences while adding new animals to its ...

Like most North American viperids, copperheads prefer to avoid humans and, when given the opportunity, will leave an area of humans without incident, according to the National Park Service. Picasa ...

YOU CAN SIGN UP ON THE DAY OF THE EVENT. JUST SHOW UP. OMAHA’S HENRY DOORLY ZOO IS TRYING TO KEEP ITS TITLE AS NUMBER ONE IN THE NATION. IT IS ONCE AGAIN NOMINATED IN THE USA TODAY’S TEN BEST READERS ...