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Reptiles

Edison, NJ
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Rose Byrne Wins Golden Globe, Shouts Out Bobby Cannavale For Missing Show For NJ Reptile Expo Rose Byrne Wins Golden Globe, Shouts Out Bobby Cannavale For Missing Show For NJ Reptile Expo
Rose Byrne Wins Golden Globe, Shouts Out Bobby Cannavale For Missing Show For NJ Reptile Expo Rose Byrne might be the most understanding Golden Globes winner in the world. The actress, who won for Best Actress in a Motion Picture or Comedy for "If I Had Legs I'd Kick You" noted her longtime partner,  actor Bobby Cannavalle, a Union City native, wasn't at the ceremony, but he had a good reason. "I want to thank my husband Bobby Cannavale who couldn't be here," Byrne said. "We're getting a bearded dragon and he went to a reptile expo in New Jersey. Thank you, thank you baby." Byrne elaborated on Cannavale's absence when she appeared on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," s…

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by Sam Barron
Fredericksburg, VA
Breaking News
Pet Python Stabbed By Fredericksburg Woman During Bizarre Virginia Break-In, Sheriff Says Pet Python Stabbed By Fredericksburg Woman During Bizarre Virginia Break-In, Sheriff Says
Pet Python Stabbed By Fredericksburg Woman During Bizarre Virginia Break-In, Sheriff Says A Virginia woman is behind bars after she allegedly broke into a home armed with scissors and knives—with the intention of stabbing a pet snake to death, officials said. Deputies responded to a break-in in progress at a residence on Lakeview Drive around 11 a.m. on Wednesday, March 12, after being told a woman was inside the home wielding multiple weapons, according to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office. When they arrived, officers found 21-year-old Nina Zarin, of Fredericksburg, still inside the home. During a search, deputies found suspected controlled substances on Zarin. But what sho…

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by Zak Failla
Schenectady, NY
Your Community
Ex Bugging You? Name A Cockroach After Them At VIA Aquarium This Valentine's Day Ex Bugging You? Name A Cockroach After Them At VIA Aquarium This Valentine's Day
Ex Bugging You? Name A Cockroach After Them At VIA Aquarium This Valentine's Day If your ex is still crawling under your skin, this may be just the event to help squash the past. This Valentine’s Day, VIA Aquarium in Schenectady is offering a hilariously petty, yet oddly endearing way to mark the holiday: For just $1, you can sponsor a cockroach and have it named after that “special someone.” “Your sponsored roach will be fed out to one of our reptiles by our Senior Reptile Keeper, Randy,” reads the aquarium’s website. The best part? The whole thing will be recorded for your replaying pleasure: “You can watch your special roach over and over.” The deadline to par…

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by Michael Mashburn
North Haven, CT
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Pet Snake Abandoned Along Route 40 In North Haven Dies: 'No Animal Deserves This' Pet Snake Abandoned Along Route 40 In North Haven Dies: 'No Animal Deserves This'
Pet Snake Abandoned Along Route 40 In North Haven Dies: 'No Animal Deserves This' Connecticut animal control officials said they couldn't save a pet snake left on the side of a highway over the weekend in subfreezing temperatures. In a Facebook post on Friday, Feb. 2, North Haven Animal Control announced the reptile's passing despite officers' attempts to keep it alive. "After many hours of trying to warm this poor snake up," the agency wrote, "unfortunately, it did not revive, and we had to admit defeat. No animal deserves to have this be its end." UPDATE- After many hours of trying to warm this poor snake up unfortunately it did not revive and we had to admit... P…

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by Josh Lanier
Armonk, NY
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Rubber Snake Inside Package Prompts Police Response In Armonk Rubber Snake Inside Package Prompts Police Response In Armonk
Rubber Snake Inside Package Prompts Police Response In Armonk Officers were called to a Northern Westchester home after a resident discovered what he thought was a snake inside a package.  The incident happened on Friday, Nov. 8, when an Armonk resident of Old Mount Kisco Road told police that he had opened a Walmart delivery at his home and had found a snake inside the box, according to North Castle Police. An officer then responded to the residence and checked the package, soon confirming that the reported reptile was, in fact, a fake rubber snake. 

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by Ben Crnic
National Interest
Sayville Native Melissa Joan Hart Shares Touching Connection To Late 'Cassius The Crocodile' Sayville Native Melissa Joan Hart Shares Touching Connection To Late 'Cassius The Crocodile'
Sayville Native Melissa Joan Hart Shares Touching Connection To Late 'Cassius The Crocodile' New York native Melissa Joan Hart revealed a special connection to the late Cassius the Crocodile. The saltwater croc, who measured 18 feet long and weighed nearly 2,870 pounds, died Saturday, Nov. 2, at an estimated age of 120, Marineland Melanesia in Australia announced on Facebook. Cassius received the Guinness World Record as the largest living captive crocodile in 2011. Marineland Melanesia said he was “very old and believed to be living beyond the years of a wild croc.” “It is with deep sadness that we share the passing of our beloved mate Cassius,” the organization said. “He was mor…

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by Michael Mashburn
Brentwood, NY
Breaking News
9-Foot Anaconda Snake Found After Escaping From Breeder In Hampton Bays 9-Foot Anaconda Snake Found After Escaping From Breeder In Hampton Bays
9-Foot Anaconda Snake Found After Escaping From Breeder In Hampton Bays Update: A 9-foot long anaconda snake has been found after escaping from a local reptile breeder in Hampton Bays. The owner of the reptile, named "Bertha," says the snake slithered out from under the dash of his van while he was driving, according to the Suffolk County SPCA. The van had been searched earlier, but the snake was tucked away under the dashboard. Original report: A 9-foot long anaconda snake is on the loose on Long Island. The yellow-and-brown snake escaped from a local reptile breeder in Hampton Bays on Tuesday, July 16, Southampton Police said. The breeder is located n…

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by Joe Lombardi
Tarrytown-SleepyHollow, NY
Your Community
To The Rescue: Police Officers Help Corral Loose Iguana In Westchester To The Rescue: Police Officers Help Corral Loose Iguana In Westchester
To The Rescue: Police Officers Help Corral Loose Iguana In Westchester Jurassic Park came to Westchester on Thursday afternoon. Police officers from the 3rd Precinct in Yonkers were flagged by a local resident on Thursday afternoon, when an iguana was spotted and was on the loose in the area. The officers were able to corral the “not-so-little” reptile, and snapped some photos. The iguana was unharmed during the rescue mission, and was ultimately taken in by the Good Samaritan who alerted police to the stray animal.

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by Zak Failla
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Obituaries
Saddle Brook's Joe Di Bella Dies, 37, Remembered As Passionate Hairstylist Saddle Brook's Joe Di Bella Dies, 37, Remembered As Passionate Hairstylist
Saddle Brook's Joe Di Bella Dies, 37, Remembered As Passionate Hairstylist SADDLE BROOK, N.J. – Lifelong Saddle Brook resident Joseph R. Di Bella died on Jan. 4. He was 37. Di Bella, who was born in Ridgewood, is survived by his parents, Raymond and Betina “Tina” (née Nevoso) Di Bella, brother Daniel, sister Dawn Canestrino and her husband Arthur, niece Juliana, nephew Artie, as well as aunts, uncles and cousins. Di Bella followed in his great grandfather’s footsteps to become a talented hairstylist. He was also “a jack of all trades and would learn anything he put his mind to,” according to his obituary. “He had a green thumb, a passion about landscaping his hom…

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by Lauren Kidd Ferguson