You may have seen a picture of snakes scattered in a tax department office in Lucknow on your Facebook timeline today. The caption says, “A man uses a tablecloth to fend off snakes scattered in a tax department office in Basti, Lucknow. Two farmers fed up with alleged bribery demands emptied three bags filled with 40 slithering snakes.” And, you’re like, “Wow! That’s the way to tackle corruption.” So, it’s […]

Colony of 30 Aesculapian snakes has been living by Regent’s Canal  They are not venomous but kill prey like rats by constricting them Snakes now face possible cull by London Invasive Species Initiative Expert criticised decision and said colony already lives peacefully in Wales Of all the places you’d expect to find an 8ft snake that squeezes rats and birds to death, central London probably wouldn’t be the first. But […]