Reptiles

The footage of the spooked gorillas was captured at Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park—part of the Walt Disney Resort near Orlando, Florida.

Steven Johnson was filming when the snake bit him. "Oh, no, no, no, no, no. Not good. Not good at all," he said.

The snake lunged at the zookeeper's jaw after he tried to relocate her eggs: "I had to take one for the team," he said.

The vacationing children, aged 16, eight and six, were not "familiar with the laws in the state of Florida."

A small alligator was found being illegally held in a man's book bag during a routine traffic stop by local law enforcement.

Describing the incident as "the sequel to Snakes on a Plane that nobody asked for," the train company said police were called to help locate and remove the reptile.

"When I arrived and saw this situation it actually sent a shiver down my spine," snake catcher Stuart McKenzie said.

The traps are often used to remove rodents, insects, and other animals that are considered to be pests from homes, but animal rights groups say they are cruel and indiscriminate.

When a man realized a cobra was not breathing properly, he risked his own life and tried to resuscitate it using only a drinking straw.

"I'm dreaming that a snake is going to fall on me," said the renter, who moved into the home with his family in January. "I can't sleep."

Authorities had received reports of a crocodile "behaving in an aggressive manner" around the Newell Beach area of Queensland, Australia.

Dani regularly shared videos of her foster animals, revealing she rescued Kato the red tegu lizard four years ago.

The Palm Springs Mounted Police Search and Rescue team jumped into action to save the child, who was then taken to a nearby medical facility.

A huge and stubborn alligator gave local authorities a run for their money on Tuesday when it refused to move from its spot in front of a Mississippi home.

One Texas woman got a major shock while trying to prepare to do some work in her garden. Instead of a few rocks in her shoes, she found an entire snake.

A woman in Queensland found a carpet python, which can exceed 3.5 meters in length, on her car as she was preparing to head to the shops.

The dog's heroic owner, Mike McCoy, recounted the scary scene: "He was in the death roll with that old gator."

On Thursday morning, a colossus alligator was hit by a vehicle, causing injuries to the driver and killing the reptile.

"While their fear was real," said the ARL Animal Services rescue team, "the alligator, it turns out, was not."

Alligators are known cannibals who regularly kill younger reptiles, and stash their remains to feast on later.

Crocodiles have "very powerful tails" that enable the animals to push themselves out of the water, said expert Adam Britton.

When the red-bellied black snake was found, it was showing "zero signs of life" and was "not breathing."

The woman discovered the large snake while she was at Gregory Mill Park with her two children.

A Texas pitbull/boxer cross encountered a huge exotic lizard while walking outside on Sunday, leaving her with multiple wounds and injuries.

An Arizona resident claims to be out almost double the standard amount of money after having rattlesnakes removed from her house.

Viewers are in awe of the massive reptile, as captured in a viral clip posted to Facebook by Luke Vidal.

Equal parts terrifying and adorable, the video of two very happy alligators at The Reptile Zoo has gone viral.

The operation lasted for more than eight minutes, according to the catchers.

Stunned shoppers watched the Asian water monitor lizard invade the 7-Eleven, toppling shelves in its wake.

The snake was living behind an electrical outlet, along with several of her eggs. She has since been safely removed and brought to a new habitat.