Snakes

Spider Venom ED

This spider's venom may help treat erectile dysfunction – but that's not as unusual as it sounds

Keeping exotic animals as pets is a potentially fatal mistake, says Philly zookeeper

Viscious reptiles pets

Lehigh Valley man dies 4 days after police shot the snake strangling his neck

Police in Lehigh Valley shoot pet snake wrapped around unconscious man's neck

Police shoot snake to death

New Jersey hiker, 21, hospitalized after bitten by venomous copperhead snake

Bucks County teen treated at CHOP for venomous snake bite at High Rocks Park

Copperhead Snake Bucks County

'Strange' 15-foot python found dead by police in York County

Python York County

The new coronavirus outbreak in China may have originated in snakes

Chinese coronavirus snakes

Enormous reticulated python found in Lancaster County, with a full stomach

Lancaster County python

Philly's overshadowed mascot visits snakes at the Zoo on 1st birthday

Phang at the Zoo

Rare two-headed rattlesnake found in New Jersey Pine Barrens

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Summer bummer: A young camper’s $142,938 snakebite

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Montgomery County couple charged with animal cruelty in exotic animals case

Palm Animal Cruelty

A 7-foot boa constrictor has been missing in Montgomery County for three weeks

Rattlesnake found in Arizona pool noodle

Investigation: What kind of snake did a N.J. woman find in her toilet paper package?

Sean Ladavich

She bought toilet paper at Walmart and claims a 2-foot snake was inside the packaging

Coinciding with solar eclipse, Taylor Swift posts cryptic snake video on emptied social media accounts

WATCH: Dog owner freaks out after picking up nightmare 'toy'

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Police: Man stole $400 snake from Montgomery County pet store

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Police: Jumbo snake captured in Paulsboro

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Northeast Philly man hospitalized with rattlesnake bite

Boa constrictor gets loose on SEPTA bus

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Humongous pythons captured, euthanized in Everglades and rural Missouri

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72 snakes found in Pa. home

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