An Arizona insect holds the Guinness World Record for most toxic insect venom. You might be surprised, but this little bug packs a punch.

Not only is it illegal to own primates as pets in California, but it’s also especially frowned upon to possess baby spider monkeys. The species is endangered, and infants require constant ...

Rattlesnakes are the only native venomous snakes in California. Here's where they live and what to do if you are bitten.

The mere mention of a black widow spider can send shivers down the spine, conjuring images of a deadly and lurking predator. These infamous arachnids, known for their potent venom and glossy black ...

A 33-year-old Texas man was sentenced in San Diego federal court Friday for coordinating the smuggling of at least six protected baby Mexican spider monkeys through the Calexico Port of Entry ...

The reward for information on the death of 22-year-old Corneilius Brown was one of four the governor announced on Friday, totaling $200,000. It joins $15,000 already being offered by Brown’s ...

John “Jack” Northrop was born in 1895 in Newark, New Jersey, and grew up in Santa Barbara, California ... brothel and infested with black widow spiders. Yellow would be the chosen color ...

Wahab, the new chair of Senate Housing, has made it clear in recent weeks that she’s skeptical of the YIMBY (Yes in My Back Yard) movement’s central argument: that California’s housing ...

It’s beautiful, even epic, but dangers lurk in your midst. Even though many plants and creatures in Africa have looks that kill, some are more elusive, like the six-eyed sand spider, or Sicarius hahni ...

Tom Hardy is a crooked cop looking to make amends in Gareth Evans’s action-packed film. By Robert Daniels Based on a video game, this movie is done in by mediocre monsters and muddled time loops ...