A rattlesnake isn't a reptile to mess with. If you see one in your yard, don't panic. There are simple steps you can take to humanely mitigate the risk.

Wyoming isn’t immune to a rat invasion like the infestation taking place in the Boise, Idaho, area that one exterminator called “a nuclear bomb of rats.” ...

Chronicle chief reporter Jack Tolson delves into the Chronicle Archives of January 2005.SINGER SAMMY WOULDN’T CHAN... Local ...

"Sad to see this." North Carolina Cub Scouts make 'sad' discovery during troop activity: 'It really is a shame' first ...

Animal rescue volunteers are racing to find new homes for hundreds of pet rats found running amok in a condemned house in the ...

Homeowners are reporting increased rodent activity in yards, garages and even backyard chicken coops, as pest control ...

In the Adams Morgan neighborhood, as crowds poured out of restaurants and into nearby bars, something else was stirring in the shadows.

ST PETERSBURG, Fla. — "Yes, in God’s backyard." That was the push for a bill that recently went into effect this summer. It allows churches to use their property to develop affordable housing, ...