Rats! Say the word and people envision many different things: vermin or pests, lab experiments, scary movies, even snake food ...

Exotic animals are intriguing for a variety of reasons, leading some people to covet them. But these wild creatures are not conducive to being kept as pets, and many are illegal to own in the United ...

Vasquez said rat and mice populations become more visible as the seasons change. As temperatures drop in the fall, rodents look for warm shelter, meaning they're more likely to seek refuge in people's ...

Meg Edwards receives funding from the Queensland Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation and is a member of the Australian Mammal Society and Ecological Society of Australia.

Here's which wild and exotic animals are legal - and illegal - to keep as pets in Washington state: Under federal law, it's ...

Under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, several wild and exotic species such as tigers, blackbucks, elephants, snakes, and ...

There is no legal way to obtain a raccoon in Michigan, according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. The DNR does not recommend or encourage having raccoons or wild animals of any type as ...