Jan 24th, 2008 · About a year ago, a friend of Carl Jenkins offered him $50,000 dollars to start up his own business. Remembering how hard it was to keep their pet reptile stocked with crickets, his wife suggested a cricket farm.
Jan 5th, 2008 · Some squirrels have developed some uncanny defense mechanisms against rattlesnakes. Researchers have found that some squirrels use the skins shed by the reptiles to cover themselves with rattlesnake scent.
Jan 4th, 2008 · Two British dentists finally have something to smile about. They've won a battle. No, not with plaque; not the tooth fairy either. Rather with Lacoste, famous for its crocodile logo. Lacoste accused the dentists of copyright infringement after they hung out a sign featuring a toothy reptile.
Jun 27th, 2007 · A golf ball only costs a couple bucks, but many golfers just hate to lose one. Count Bruce Burger among them. He knocked his ball into a pond in Venice, Fla. He reached in to get the ball, despite the sign reading: "Beware of Alligator." That's when an 11-foot gator latched onto his arm. Fortunately, the reptile wasn't that persistent. Burger used his free arm to whack the gator until it released him.
Apr 21st, 2007 · The reptiles have found an unlikely home in the canals of a nuclear power plant in Florida. The crocodiles have done so well that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service may take them off the endangered species list.
Mar 27th, 2007 · A "strangely fat" woman was stopped at the Gaza-Egypt border and searched by a female border guard who found, under veils and robes, three 20-inch crocodiles. Their jaws were tied shut with string. The guard ran screaming, but one checkpoint official allowed: "everybody was admiring a woman who is able to tie crocodiles to her body."
Dec 22nd, 2006 · A komodo dragon at the Chester Zoo in northern England is expecting seven babies this Christmas. But she conceived the little reptiles without any help from a male. Kevin Buley, the zoo's reptile expert, speaks with Alex Chadwick.
Jul 20th, 2006 · Sometimes snakes eat the darnedest things. Robert Siegel talks with veterinarian Barry Rathfon, who assisted this week in removing a queen-sized electric blanket from the stomach of Houdini, a 12-foot-long Burmese Python. The evasive reptile is believed to have ingested the blanket over the weekend, along with his rabbit dinner.