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Cobras cause panic on train in Vietnam
May 30th, 2011 at 8:30AM:
Passengers on a train in Vietnam got an unwelcome shock when dozens of cobras and king cobras were seen slithering under the seats.
The train, traveling from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi, was stopped at Quang Ngai when the incident happened. Apparently someone was smuggling the animals when they broke loose. Police gathered up 45 kilos (99lb) worth of snakes but didn't find the smuggler.
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Bronx Zoo cobra on the loose takes Manhattan...and Twitter
Mar 29th, 2011 at 11:00AM: On Friday, an adolescent Egyptian cobra escaped from New York's Bronx Zoo.
The reptile house closed immediately after her escape, and zookeepers are saying she could take weeks to come out of hiding. While we can't vouch for the authenticity of the snake taking Manhattan, you can follow her adventures on Twitter, where @bronxzooscobra has been chronicling the travels of the errant snake with over ...Man fined $65 for letting pet python crawl around Holiday Inn hallway
May 26th, 2010 at 1:30PM: A 25 year old man from Mason City, IA has been fined $65 for letting his pet snake crawl uncontrolled through the hallways of the local Holiday Inn.
The man was a guest at the hotel, and apparently felt that his 5 year old pet python needed some exercise. What convinced him to let the snake loose in the hallway is a mystery, but the hotel manager says the man was apologetic about the incident. ...Man uses snake as weapon in South Carolina motel dispute
Apr 15th, 2010 at 9:00AM: Travelers face all kinds of nuisances at motels. Loud televisions, unsanitary room conditions and unexpected room charges all rank as typical inconveniences. But getting threatened with a four-foot long python typically isn't a problem for guests - at least until now.
According to a BBC news report, a South Carolina man was threatened with a snake by another motel guest after a heated argument. ...Visiting the Mangum Rattlesnake Derby
Apr 14th, 2010 at 2:00PM: Each week, Gadling is taking a look at our favorite festivals around the world. From music festivals to cultural showcases to the just plain bizarre, we hope to inspire you to do some festival exploring of your own. Come back each Wednesday for our picks or find them all HERE.
Each Spring, avid rattlesnake hunters and handlers gather in Mangum, Oklahoma for the annual Mangum Rattlesnake Derby. ...Wild animal travel: Where the hunter becomes the hunted
Sep 24th, 2009 at 11:30AM: There's nothing quite like seeing a wild animal in its natural habitat. It's why people go on safari in South Africa to see lions and elephants, trek through the jungles of Borneo in search of monkeys, and submerge themselves in steel cages off the coast of Baja California to swim with Great White sharks. But it's important to remember that despite the precautions taken by tour guides and rangers, ...Rattlesnake in luggage bites man
Mar 25th, 2008 at 12:30PM: We all know that snakes on planes can generally provide endless entertainment. Andy Bacas, a high school crew coach, could testify that snakes can be entertaining even after getting off the plane.
Bacas was bitten by a rattlesnake that had apparently been stowed away in his luggage, USA Today reports. He apparently reached into his luggage Monday morning after returning from a team trip to South ...Bizarre Foods From Around The World
Sep 28th, 2007 at 7:32PM: What constitutes typical North American food these days is kind of gross, if you ask me. I'm talking about all the processed junk we put in our bodies. But compared to some other 'regional' cuisines that are mentioned in this article, I guess we're pretty lucky. Need examples?
In Iceland, for instance, Hakarl is made of putrefied shark meat. Sheep's head (served in its entirety) is also ...Infant Fights Cobra in Bizarre Indian Ritual
May 14th, 2007 at 2:30PM:
Think you've seen it all? The video above shows a one-year-old baby "fighting" a de-fanged cobra snake in a bizarre right-of-passage for the young Indian child. And by "fighting" I'm sure they mean "just laying there while a friggin' snake tries to sink its fangs into his head." "This bizarre spectator sport - reportedly from Kasimkota in Andhra Pradesh - has been condemned by animal rights ...
Rat on Plane?
Apr 7th, 2006 at 12:04AM:
From the sound of this Gridskipper blurb about a
first-hand affair with a tiny, furry vermin running about the airplane cabin on a flight into JFK, lets just say
I'm glad it wasn't me. Imagine. According to his tale the plane was about to descend for landing when he felt a few
taps and an "odd pulling" on his pant leg, the kind that obviously couldn't come from the restless ...
