That policy can be traced back to 1916, when a zookeeper survived a rattlesnake ... bad’,” declared Raymond Ditmars, the zoo’s first reptile curator. In “modern history”, however ...

A horrifying moment when an alligator at a reptile centre attacked its handler ... Watch In the video, the zookeeper is seen standing in front of the alligator when it suddenly bites her hand ...

In this week's Zoo Buddy segment, we're meeting some of the box turtles at the Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo.