Kotaku

New Hit Steam Game Lets Me Enjoy Scratch-Off Lotto Tickets Without Feeling Terrible And I Love It

I have a confession to make: I love lotto scratchers, sometimes called scratch-off tickets, so damn much. I know they rarely pay out. I know they’re designed to sucker you in. I know all of that. And ...
Orange County Register

Rattlesnake dangers heightened as heat brings early-season sightings

Jason Magee was walking a popular trail in Mission Viejo when a familiar sight caught the corner of his eye — a rattlesnake slithering in the nearby bushes, dangerously close to a skatepark, ...
Daily Camera

‘There’s a snake in my bag!’ CU Boulder student returns from Costa Rica, finds venomous stowaway

When Samara Kahan went on spring break to Costa Rica, she didn’t expect to come back and get jump-scared by a stowaway in her carry-on suitcase. But one little venomous snake had plans for a spring ...
People

Female Snake Wows Again with Her Second Virgin Birth, Delivering More Baby Boas Without a Mate

The first time Ronaldo, the Brazilian rainbow boa, had a virgin birth was in 2024 Joyann Jeffrey is a reporter at People. Her work has previously appeared on the TODAY Show, NBC News, BuzzFeed and ...
The Denver Post

‘There’s a snake in my bag!’ CU Boulder student returns from Costa Rica, finds venomous stowaway

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... When Samara Kahan went on spring break to Costa Rica, she didn’t expect to come back and get jump-scared by a stowaway in her carry-on suitcase. But one ...
BBC

Snake has virgin births - for second time

Ronaldo the snake has had multiple virgin births for a second time in a rare phenomenon A snake which previously gave birth to 14 snakelets despite not having a mate has birthed more babies for a ...
The Telegraph

GA is heating up and so is snake season. See which are venomous, what to do if bitten

The weather is warming up in Georgia and with it comes more time outside in the sun. However, the spring and summer heat also brings out slithering creatures. Georgia has one of the most biodiverse ...
Raleigh News & Observer

These 6 venomous snakes live in North Carolina. Here’s what they look like

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. The six types of venomous snakes that live in NC have different markings. Copperheads cause most of the venomous bites in the state.
The Guardian

Bitten by snakes 200 times – on purpose: US man’s quest to help deliver new antivenom

Tim Friede put his ‘ass on the line’ to help stop snakebite deaths – whose numbers appear to be rising amid the climate crisis As we overheat and degrade our planet, more people are likely to come ...
Los Angeles Times

It’s not your imagination. This is a weird rattlesnake season. Here’s what’s happening

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Emily Taylor has lived in California for 20 years and has never gotten as many calls about rattlesnakes as she did ...
Los Angeles Times

A second fatal rattlesnake bite on a Southern California hiking trail

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A 46-year-old Moorpark woman died from a rattlesnake bite, the second fatal bite in Southern California in recent ...
WUNC

Your guide to sssnake season in North Carolina

The copperhead is NC's most abundant venomous snake species. Its getting warmer, which means snakes are starting to slither out of their winter hiding spots. Though snakes may be scary on our trails ...