Want to get an exotic pet or give one as a Christmas gift? Know what creatures Mississippi state law defines as wild or dangerous animals ...

Undeterred by the winter weather, hundreds of people gathered to see some cold-blooded creatures at the Original Grand Rapids ...

Imagine sipping a latte while stroking an owl or watching an otter play at your feet. This is the promise of exotic animal ...

A growing exotic pet trade has conservationists calling for stronger regulations to protect the reptiles, birds and other ...

While not venomous, their bite can cause serious infections and they are potentially dangerous to people and pets. This ...

Upgrading enclosures for giant exotic lizards and venomous snakes quickly became a high-stakes project. Each habitat had to be reinforced to handle the strength and unpredictability of the reptiles.

Lizards and frogs and snakes, oh my! More than 160 creepy-crawlers — including tarantulas, centipedes, and two dozen pythons — were confiscated from a truck trying to cross the Texas border into ...

INDIANAPOLIS – Have you seen a Mediterranean gecko in your neck of the woods? If so, the Indiana Department of Natural Resources would like to hear about it. The Mediterranean gecko (Hemidactylus ...

If you’ve seen what appears to be some type of exotic lizard in Indiana recently, don’t be concerned that you’re hallucinating. Instead, you can report it to the Indiana Department of Natural ...

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Natural Resources asks the public to report sightings of Mediterranean geckos (Hemidactylus turcicus), an exotic lizard species that is not dangerous and has ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The Indiana Department of Natural Resources is asking for the public's help with an exotic gecko species. According to a news release from Indiana DNR, the Mediterranean ...