MISSION, Texas (KVEO) – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Texas arrested a driver accused of trying to smuggle more than 160 exotic animals, including reptiles and arthropods, into Mexico ...

Federal agents in Texas recently discovered some unusual cargo inside a Toyota truck at the southern border, finding more than 160 species of reptiles, spiders and centipedes hidden in the vehicle. On ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Repticon is being held this weekend at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland, aiming to connect with fellow reptile lovers and educate ...

WASHINGTON— The Center for Biological Diversity formally petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today to list the Malaysian purple-femur tarantula as endangered under the Endangered Species Act ...

Tarantulas are typically found in warmer, drier climates. Although venomous, tarantula bites are not life-threatening to humans, but can be painful. It is legal to own a tarantula in Ohio without a ...

A house filled with snakes and spiders might be straight out of many people's nightmares, but to longtime exotic pet keeper Nolan Asplund, they’re like family. “Exotic animals, and animals as a whole, ...

As the demand for butterflies, spiders, ants and other terrestrial invertebrates grows worldwide, researchers in a recent study say better policy and regulation coverage can help ensure sustainability ...

Repticon is being held this weekend at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland, aiming to connect with fellow reptile lovers and educate those who might be on the fence. Snakes, lizards, spiders, tarantulas ...