Amidst the disconcerting scenes that unfolded, dogs and cats found themselves crammed into dilapidated cages, their fear palpable. Rusty enclosures housed a myriad of creatures, from bats to scorpions, offered up as traditional medicine. The macabre tableau included rabbits and ducks, their lives extinguished side by side, sprawled on a stone floor slick with blood, filth, and remnants of the fallen. This... 

The Last American Vagabond has decided to release the entire phone conversation between Whitney Webb and Maria Farmer, a victim of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell who had reported both to the FBI in 1996 for child pornography, sex trafficking and sexual assault. Farmer, who has been interviewed by mainstream media outlets including The New York Times and CBS News, had reached out to Whitney... 

An Australian town councillor has become somewhat of a local celebrity after a video posting of two snakes hanging from the roof of his house went viral. Keith Williams, a councillor in Ballina Shire, New South Wales, captured the footage Thursday and uploaded it to Facebook and Twitter where it has been well received by snake enthusiasts. Williams initially though the 3.5m snakes were lovers enjoying... 

Schizophrenia, epilepsy and chronic pain research receives a boost as the mystery behind the Costa Rican coral snake’s capability to induce seizures in its victims is deciphered by researchers. The mechanism in the snake’s venom is consisted of a pair of proteins called micrurotoxins (MmTX) which bind to the pores of the nerve cells located in the spinal cord and brain, referred to as GABA(A)... 

Emerging from shoes, lying undetected in toilets, waiting patiently in cars and on walls, native wildlife has earned Australia the tag of a country brimming with deadly creatures. Emerging from shoes, lying undetected in toilets, waiting patiently in cars and on walls, native wildlife has earned Australia the tag of a country brimming with deadly creatures. In many cases, this reputation is well-earned,...