Every spring, thousands of turtles begin their yearly search for places to forage, mate and lay eggs. Sometimes they have to ...

They are usually pretty surprised to learn that you can own so many exotic types of animals here in Kansas City without being ...

A dozen Oklahoma-born eastern collared lizards now call The Natural State home thanks to a partnership between the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife, ...

EUGENE, Mo. – A woman driving her son to baseball practice recently in Missouri had a snake hitch a ride with her in the car.

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The St. Louis Zoo was right outside the path of an EF-3 tornado and managed to keep hundreds of animals, insects, reptiles and 10,000 visitors safe.

Avian Wright, a 2008 alumnus of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries, does not have a typical job. Some days, he would like to enjoy a normal day in ...

This Saturday, the Jefferson Farm and Garden in Columbia is buzzing with the annual Butterfly Festival, featuring crafts, ...

Dent County Sheriff’s Office A Missouri man is accused of locking ... steal his disability benefits and use the money on exotic reptiles and "lavish vacations." Brian Ditch, 44, is accused ...

SALEM, Mo. — The body was found inside an unlocked ... And as far as anyone knew, Ditch was paying his bills. He was into exotic reptiles and bought some even though he wasn’t working, charges ...

Now, Ditch has been indicted on 11 federal charges in the Eastern District of Missouri, according to court ... Additionally, exotic reptiles believed to have been purchased with the stolen money ...