It was completely harmless. It wasn’t venomous; I knew that," Huffman said. Huffman said the slithering creature is now in the hands of another deputy in Richland County, who is keeping it as a pet.

IN the Philippines, the hunt for the King Cobra is on—not to kill or extinguish them—but to save the species from extinction. The world’s longest venomous snake—the King Cobra—is widely distributed in ...

The show is just one of hundreds of reptile shows that have sprung up over the past three decades, catering to reptile collectors and curious spectators.