A snake owner has shared how her pet snake accidentally mistook her hand ... "She let go pretty quick though, I guess it's good my human fingers taste nothing like the mouse she was smelling." ...

"It cannot differentiate wild birds from pet birds and ... to compelling human interest stories. McKenzie added that bird owners surprised by this video should invest in snake-proof enclosures ...

Tragedy struck when a self-confessed "snake expert" was strangled to death by her own pet python due to a "rookie ... agitated or misconceiving human hands for prey, reports the Daily Star.

but there are at least two verified reports of attacks on humans in the wild. A rock python that had escaped from a Canadian pet store was blamed last month for the asphyxiation of two sleeping ...

The snake was believed to be a lost pet. Two years ago on Reddit ... it may bond with its human companion. Since snakes are shy, solitary creatures, the bond will be different than one you ...

There is also a body of research indicating that pets help humans forge social connections ... two rabbits, a gecko, a snake and a pot-belly pig. She notes that different animals can impact ...