Hundreds of snakes are moved from backyards, inside homes and other urban areas into reserves and bushland each year. Little is known about what happens to the snakes after they're released but a ...

In demand for its skin in the fashion industry and for the exotic meat and traditional medicine trades, the Oriental Rat Snake has been commercially harvested since the 1970s. Concern over the effects ...

JAKARTA, Aug 25 (Bernama): Indonesian authorities in Indramayu Regency, West Java, are planning to release 10,000 non-venomous snakes into paddy fields to combat rat infestations that threaten rice ...

JAKARTA, Aug 25 (Bernama) -- Indonesian authorities in Indramayu Regency, West Java, are planning to release 10,000 non-venomous snakes into paddy fields to combat rat infestations that threaten rice ...

Indramayu Regent Lucky Hakim (RIGHT) holding a non-venomous snake to be released in paddy fields to combat rat infestation. -- Photo credit: Indramayu Information Department. JAKARTA, Aug 25 (Bernama) ...