NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - The Virginia Living Museum welcomed a lucky find to its herpetology collection this St. Patrick's Day: an albino eastern rat snake named Pearl. Pearl was found in a farmer's ...

A man has temporarily escaped sentencing after taking his pet rat to an appointment with his probation service. Allan Page, of Arlesey, Bedfordshire, had already pleaded guilty to fare-dodging, ...

Seattle’s Jessica Noledner and her daughter, Juliet, wanted a pet. So they did their research and got on the waiting list of a breeder. But this family isn’t after a Labradoodle or French bulldog.

Rats have been observed showing empathy-driven behavior, such as freeing trapped companions from restrainers. This behavior also extends toward strangers, but with a catch—rats require prior, positive ...