A flight in Australia was delayed for two hours after a stowaway snake was found in the plane's cargo hold.

Politicians have called for a Scotland-wide seagull summit to be held amid warnings someone could be killed.

Injured dog walkers could be costing the NHS about £23m a year, a study suggests.

Two young bears escaped from their enclosure at a wildlife park in Devon - and devoured a week's worth of honey.

The jury in the trial of an Australian woman accused of murdering her estranged husband's parents and an aunt by serving them poisonous mushrooms has begun deliberations.