In March, Loudoun County banned a slew of exotic animals that had previously been legal, including kangaroos, baboons, and king-­cobra snakes. “People can get in over their heads pretty quickly,” says ...

Africa harbours some of the world’s most lethal snakes, and two of its most formidable are the black mamba and the Gaboon viper. Though both inhabit parts of Sub-Saharan Africa, they differ greatly in ...