(UPI) An African snake is being cared for by authorities in Connecticut after apparently being abandoned in a reservoir area.

Burlington & Canton Animal Control said on social media that a Metropolitan District of ...Read More

(UPI) Officials in an Ohio city said they do not believe there is an alligator on the loose at a local park after a reported sighting set off two days of searching.

The City of Beavercreek said local police received a ...Read More

(UPI) Nickelodeon celebrated the second season of its Dora series by gathering 1,800 pinatas at the 78th Annual East Los Angeles Mexican Independence Day Parade.

The children's cable network's contribution to the parade ...Read More

(UPI) Officials from an English zoo are searching for a capybara that escaped from the facility and is believed to be camped out by a nearby brook.

The Hoo Zoo and Dinosaur World in Telford said Monday that the capybara, ...Read More

(UPI) A golden-eyed, endangered penguin has once again been named New Zealand's Bird of the Year after a competition involving bird costumes, craft beer and Dr. Jane Goodall.

The hoiho or "noise shouter" won the title for...Read More

(UPI) A Michigan lottery club used old cans to win the $1 million Mega Millions prize.

The group had been playing the lottery some three decades, and members funded their gambling habit with the spare change they earned ...Read More