A growing number of people in China are purchasing Indonesian venomous pit vipers as pets, the same species of snake as ...

The on-screen charm of Gary De'Snake, a vivid blue reptile featured in the hit Hollywood animation, has slithered beyond ...

The 21-year-old from central Jiangxi province bought the Indonesian pit viper for 1,850 yuan ($260) two days after the release of Disney’s animated hit “Zootopia 2” on November 26. Qi’s favorite ...

With Gary De’Snake, Disney has created its first snake hero in “Zootopia 2,” capturing hearts worldwide. But behind the ...

Within days of “Zootopia 2” hitting Chinese theaters, online searches for one of its breakout characters — Gary the blue snake — turned into a surge in demand for the real species as pets. A report ...

Some people inherently fear snakes; others admire them for their beauty, intelligence, and the importance of their place in ecosystems. Cold-blooded reptiles are often feared as venomous, but they are ...