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Threatened baby gopher snake saved from Okanagan cold
It may look like a rattlesnake, but this harmless little snake is a far cry…
iN PHOTOS: Fa(sss)scinating snakes sunbathe in Kamloops, Okanagan
Several species of snakes have been spotted sunning themselves in Kamloops and the Okanagan this…
Chase woman gets ssspine-chilling surprise at community mailbox
It was early in the morning when Tamara Friedman-De Jager stopped at the neighbourhood mailbox…
Don’t be ssscared: The 7 snakes of the Thompson-Okanagan
Vilified over time by everybody from Hollywood to the Old Testament, snakes are generally given…
WILD WEDNESDAY: Rattlesnake season is starting — here’s what you need to know
Several species become more active in the spring and rattlesnakes are one of them. Rattlesnakes…
Numerous snake scares in the Okanagan
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Snake encounters have shaken up a number of Okanagan residents in the last few days — including one in an apartment building — and a wildlife control expert says in many cases, it has to do with the weather. Pete Wise runs a wildlife control service based in Vernon and says he’s had...
Pythons die in Kelowna shed fire
KELOWNA – Fire investigators were on the scene of a shed fire in Kelowna Sunday morning looking for the cause of the suspicious blaze. RCMP are also investigating. Firefighters responded to a 911 call about a cedar hedge fire at a home on Rhondda Court, a few blocks north of Okanagan College, at about 4 p.m....