The eastern brown snake emptied the clothing shop, which was offering exciting deals on summer clothing that’s almost entirely venom-free.

Manhattan’s Upper West Side is not the native habitat of boa constrictors, but one made itself right at home in a ground-level apartment.

Mail generally isn’t supposed to consist of live animals, but a man hissed his pants after a living rattlesnake was mailed to him. Which would have been just an odd news story if it didn’t happen again.

Those bitten by a snake should not bring it with them to the hospital, officials said. It won’t help the treatment process, and it will likely elicit comments like, “Ah! There’s a freaking snake in the room! Get it out! I can’t work like this!”

An eastern rat snake, having swallowed a gear shift knob, underwent successful surgery at the Second Chance Wildlife Center. The unusual case left both herpetology and automotive communities astonished, and it’s believed that the snake mistook the knob as an egg.

In Queensland, Australia, a routine call to unblock a toilet led to an unexpected discovery of a venomous blue-bellied black snake. The snake was safely captured by wildlife wrangler Tennille Bankes, and relocated to its natural habitat in nearby bushland.

At Florida’s Hideaway Beach Club, police officers used golf clubs from the nine-hole course to subdue a nine-foot Burmese python. The creative and resourceful approach of law enforcement has helped address the persistent threat posed by these exotic snakes in the Sunshine State.

In Australia, a woman was stunned to find a large snake in the rafters. She quickly called in the experts at Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers 24/7 who carefully untangled the python from the ceiling beams, and relocated the snake to a more appropriate location.