The Shedd Aquarium’s “Amazon Rising” exhibit offers a glimpse into the many animal and plant species native to the faraway rainforest, including the emerald tree boa, white-faced whistling duck, dwarf ...

The residents of a Whitman home were able to avoid any injuries after a fire began in their pet snake enclosure Sunday night. Whitman Fire Chief Timothy Clancy said that firefighters responded to a ...

A fire at a home in Whitman, Massachusetts started in a pet snake enclosure, fire investigators said. It happened around 10:45 p.m. on Sunday at a 2-story house on Morgan Road. Everyone in the home ...