Watch: Real estate agent finds Arkansas house overrun with snakes - UPI.com

An Arkansas real estate agent arrived to a scheduled showing of a home for sale and ended up capturing video of squatters -- a large number of snakes.

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"The larger exotic species were likely being sold as as a cost-effective reptile food because their large size meant fewer insects were needed. Officials urged pet owners to seek out crickets or wood roaches to feed their lizards instead"
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More than 100,000 illegal cockroaches were seized from an Australian breeder

Australian officials say they confiscated more than 100,000 illegal live cockroaches from a breeder in May in the country's largest-ever seizure of exotic invertebrates. The haul, worth over $140,000, included Madagascar hissing and dubia cockroaches. Both species are illegal to import, keep or sell in Australia due to potential environmental risks. The cockroaches were being sold online as reptile food. Officials urged pet owners to use crickets or wood roaches instead. The seized cockroaches will be euthanized, and authorities warned of prosecutions for those caught with such invertebrates. But a spokesperson said charges weren’t laid against the breeder.

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Mystery of strange ‘little red dots’ discovered in space may have finally been solved

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://metro.co.uk/2026/06/15/mystery-strange-little-red-dots-discovered-space-may-finally-solved-28781829/

"A California Department of Fish and Wildlife biologist reviewed the footage and concluded it was 'clearly a human in a bear suit'"
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https://apnews.com/article/bear-costume-car-insurance-scam-california-82e9247986234163110e2eb0428d5283
3 sentenced after bear costume used in $142K luxury car insurance scam

Three people in California have been sentenced for insurance fraud involving a person in a bear costume damaging high-end cars. The California Insurance Department says they staged fake attacks on a Rolls-Royce and two Mercedes. They submitted fraudulent claims in 2024 seeking nearly $142,000. The scheme, called “Operation Bear Claw,” involved two Los Angeles-area men and a woman, who pleaded no contest to felony insurance fraud. They were sentenced to a weekend jail program and probation. Two must pay over $50,000 in restitution. A fourth person faces a court hearing in September. A biologist confirmed the footage showed a human in a bear suit.

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'Neighbour does the same thing at 2.30am every weekend and I don't know what to do'

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What Should You Do If You Find Foreign Object In Your Food?

Via iStockphoto / @thewaxingdoll TikTok A woman says a Jersey Mike’s sandwich sent her to the hospital after she allegedly found a piece of plastic while eating her food. User @thewaxingdoll, a licensed esthetician based in Maryland, sha…
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Goblin with face ‘not even a mother would love’ seen alive for first time in habitat

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://metro.co.uk/2026/06/12/goblin-face-not-even-a-mother-love-seen-alive-first-time-habitat-28752566/