More than a hundred people, including dozens of children, crowded into Wild Birds Unlimited last Saturday, for both free ice cream and a chance to see some of the region’s native reptile species up ...

A cross-country reptile show slithered into the metro Saturday, drawing local reptile enthusiasts to the Adams Pointe Conference Center for up-close encounters with dozens of scaly and exotic animals.

The California Mid-State Fair is introducing a unique experience this year, Camp Rattlesnake, a showcase that lets you come face to face with the world’s largest and smallest species of rattlesnakes.

Zookeeper Marlowe Robertson waded Monday into what could be a mountain stream, then released the world’s largest amphibian. For an instant, the 3-foot Chinese giant salamander floated. Then sank. Then ...