Cockfighting has been illegal in Costa Rica for more than a century, but this violent tradition persists underground across ...

In fact, reptiles (and especially snakes) generally repulse me and make the skin at ... into the building with one of my ...

This article explores the 10 most dangerous islands where visitors are warned to stay away due to threats such as deadly ...

A driver cruising down a highway in eastern Australia felt something on her foot and discovered a deadly tiger snake "slithering up her leg", police said Sunday. Officers found her on the side of ...

Since 2010, Costa Rica has enjoyed strong and stable economic growth - 3.8% in 2017. Exports of bananas, coffee, sugar, and beef are the backbone of its commodity exports. Various industrial and ...

Wildlife trafficking poses a grave threat to Costa Rica’s biodiversity, with species like snakes and turtles among the most targeted. Despite strict laws and international agreements, weak enforcement ...

This being I’m A Celebrity, of course, Danny and Barry weren’t alone in the mausoleum as they were joined by several snakes slithering between them. Danny got very acquainted with the reptiles ...

Copper head snakes are robust and muscular in build. Image via Debabrata Phukon, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons ...

The love for snakes is a family affair for the Christoforus, who own 200 of the serpents — such as rare green tree pythons, Amazon basin boas, Boeleni pythons and two venomous species ...

British tourists have been warned of heavy rainfall in Costa Rica with a red alert issued by the Foreign Office. People have been advised to avoid travelling to the country by the Foreign Office ...

In general, it seems as though bites from these snakes are quite uncommon in Costa Rica and though they are extremely painful and involve a lot of swelling, with proper medical care most people ...

SYDNEY, Nov 16 (Reuters) - New Zealand signed a trade deal on Saturday with Switzerland, Costa Rica and Iceland to remove tariffs on hundreds of sustainable goods and services, in a move ...