A new trend for ‘public domain horror’ is fuelling the mutation of our best-loved cartoon characters into gory slasher villains ...

Hungry snake caught swallowing another, even bigger snake headfirst. Many species of snakes are capable of swallowing prey much larger than themselves, such as deer, cows and even humans. However, ...

MELBOURNE – A prisoner is challenging an Australian state’s ban on inmates eating Vegemite, claiming in a lawsuit that withholding the polarizing yeast-based spread breaches his human right to “enjoy ...

Two of the four kittens a science teacher brought to Alvord High School, where she fed one live kitten to a snake, according to school officials. PETA A North Texas high school teacher fed an “ailing” ...

Health officials are warning of a parasitic fly whose larvae feed on living tissue and can infest humans. The larvae feed on healthy tissue, according to health experts. New World Screwworm was ...

From copperheads and water moccasins to pigmy rattlesnakes, Georgia is home to 47 different species of snakes. Some can grow as long or longer than a full-sized man. But here's what to know about the ...

Scientists found a 1-foot-long predator with “enlarged” yellow eyes in the bushes of a mountain in China and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Getty/iStockphoto In the mountains of ...

A person in Maryland was recently infected by the flesh-eating New World screwworm after traveling to El Salvador, US health officials confirmed this week. The blowflies primarily affect livestock — ...

Federal officials confirmed a human case of a flesh-eating screwworm parasite in Maryland, the first in the United States in years. The Department of Health and Human Services said the case involved a ...