Poisonous and Venomous Animals

Urban youth pick-up some unusual companions (Vietnam Net)

28 Aug 2008

VietNamNet Bridge – Dogs and cats aren’t the only pets occupying houses in Vietnam, as many young people in HCM City and Hanoi have started keeping rodents, reptiles and even insects as companions.

Keeping 51 Snakes at Home in Tokyo (ABC News)

27 Aug 2008

Tokyo police find a man's illegal snake collection after he is bitten by one.

Illegal trade imperils Kentucky snakes (Lexington Herald-Leader)

25 Aug 2008

They.re sleek and slithery, they hiss and rattle and sometimes they bite, and many people are scared to death of them. Nevertheless, snakes are at the center of a growing illegal trade in Kentucky. It.s part of a worldwide black market in exotic and endangered wildlife that generates an estimated $10 billion a year, according to estimates by various wildlife and environmental groups. ...