Authorities have recovered about half of the rogue reptiles, who absconded from their enclosure during heavy floods.
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Thousands of Spiders Blanket Australian Farmland After Fleeing Flood Waters
Hordes of wolf spiders seeking to avoid rising flood waters in eastern Australia headed inland, casting webs over large portions of farmland, Reuters reports.
The above video depicts scenes of Wagga Wagga, in the southeastern …
100 Animals Die in Petco Store From Tropical Storm Lee Flooding
At least 100 animals died in a New York Petco store after the building was flooded by Tropical Storm Lee.
Watch: History Lost as Vermont’s Covered Bridges Take a Beating
Floodwaters care little about history. That much is certain.
Watch: Reporter Rescues Woman from Arkansas Floodwaters
In Georgetown, Ark., KARK 4 News reporter Adam Rodriguez spotted an SUV drowning in floodwater and jumped into action to rescue the driver.
Wednesday Words: Governator’s New Name, Flood Fluency, Osama Cocktail and More
Welcome to NewsFeed’s weekly highlight of the vocabulary of our lives — including useful, new, hilarious and surprising words (as well as some that are just fun to roll off the old tongue).
Also Displaced by Mississippi River Flooding: Snakes and Alligators
They’re seeking dry land, too. And that could mean inside your house.
Traveling Man: Brian Williams Explains Why He Ditched The Royal Wedding
While it may seem like everyone is breathlessly watching the Royal Wedding with all its pomp and fanfare, elsewhere in the world real news is taking place.
QUOTE: Flooding Intensifies
“I’ve lived here for more than 20 years. I’ve never seen anything like this in my life. I saw water 2 to 3 feet deep across roadways that have never flooded.”
— STEVE WILKES, a Fayetteville, Ark., resident speaking about the …
Australia’s Cyclone: Climate Change, or Just Really Bad Weather?
The cyclone that thrashed a still-soggy Queensland yesterday has re-energized an ongoing debate Down Under over what Australia can expect from a warmer planet and what the nation – the world’s largest emitter of carbon …
After the Floods, the Category 5 Cyclone: Australians Panic As They Are Turned Away From Shelters
While winds have started to whip the coast, Australia is still bracing for the full fury of Cyclone Yasi, a massive category 5 storm whose center is expected to hit northern Queensland around midnight local time on Wednesday.
The Cyclone After the Flood: Australia Braces for Cyclone Yasi, to Make Landfall Thursday
An already flood-battered Queensland is bracing itself for what could be the most violent cyclone to hit the state in recent history.