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Snakes entered a prison in Uttar Pradesh after flooding and bit three prisoners. One of them, Babbu, who was serving a life sentence, died. The other two are currently recovering. A team of snake charmers was called in and retrieved four snakes.

El Al Airlines mournS the passing of Rotem Amitai after suffering from encephalitis due to measles.

Why does blue light damage the skin? HEV light has a longer wavelength compared with UVA and UVB light, which means it can penetrate skin more deeply.

While ball pythons are the most docile, the Florida Everglades have bigger problems.

Naryia Hudson got the scare of her life after approaching a stranger’s parked vehicle at a Wal-Mart in Washington. A dog tried to get through the window and bite her. She uploaded the video online and it has been watched a million times since Tuesday.

A UFO expert claimed to have spotted an ancient skull as well as carved alien faces on NASA’s photos of Mars. Based on the photos, the artifacts resembled the other demonic-looking faces previously discovered by the UFO expert.

One made it rain metal and steel, while the other hit a fence.

A woman was bit by an alligator in South Carolina while walking her dog near her home at night. The alligator was tracked down and euthanized.

A horrific encounter was caught on a body cam as East Haven Police officers and Animal Control ward off a dog attack.

Brendan Neville, a data scientist jumped from Itchen Bridge after a breakup with his fiancee, Victoria Randall. Jeffery Nowacki, a witness driving his wife to work that morning, stopped and tried to talk him out of it to no avail. Neville died two days later after brain damage and multiple chest fractures.

Ayoola Ajayi was previously charged with aggravated murder in connection with Lueck's disappearance.

A man activated the emergency slide on an plane in Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport yesterday. He was arrested on charges of criminal trespassing and failure to provide his true identity. The circumstances of how he reached the restricted area have not yet been revealed.

16-year-old Max Keliikipi fought for his life when he had to fend off a shark attack using his own surfboard.

The man adopted a cat which died less than two days of being in his care. The feline was very healthy when it was adopted by the accused.

Police said the accused told them that "his wife had been running poorly for a long time and was suspected his uncle-aunt of witchcraft.”

Chongqing police called the firing a result of a “disciplinary violation” but did not specify if the charge was for any actions of former chief Tong Xiaohua himself or solely on those of his wife, Li Yue, who was driving a red Porsche when the incident occurred.

An official said the reptile was swept away by the raging waters of a river onto the roof a fully-submerged house amid the ongoing flood in the state.

Following backlash, the dog's owner said the dye used on her pet was “semi-permanent, vegan and dog-friendly.”

The staff at the ladder point requested the man to cooperate with them. The passenger, however, refused and instead said these security measures were “intended to harass passengers.”

According to the teacher, the snake fought back as she tried to capture the reptile.

“A piece of his nose was kind of missing and open up and like and you could see meat inside and blood. It was kind of like gross and nasty," the dog's owner said.

Footage from NASA’s International Space Station (ISS) captured an oddly-shaped UFO flying near the massive spacecraft. Shortly after the strange object was caught by NASA’s cameras, the video was mysteriously cut short.

Police in Texas are on the lookout for a wedding crasher who is fond of stealing gifts from the events. She takes envelopes with cash, gift cards and vouchers from her hosts. She poses as a guest then infiltrates and leaves within minutes. So far the thief has hit four events so people are now on the lookout.

According to a source, the Colorado man has now revealed how the crimes are affecting him from behind bars.

Police believe the woman was first electrocuted in the bathroom. Her husband then came to her aid but suffered the same fate as he was not wearing any slippers.

Burmese pythons and other large pythons are “excellent” swimmers, Vittoria Vaturi, a reptile keeper at the Naples Zoo, said.

The girl "sustained some serious trauma sadly at the hands of her mother - the very individual that's supposed to be here to protect her."

The reptile camouflaged on the tree and could be spotted only after a close look at the picture.

The man approached a woman while she was walking her dog along the beach. He then kicked the canine into the air without any provocation.