The Local Switzerland

Swiss scientists struggle to find people who are scared of snakes

Mon, 03 Sep 2018 21:43:11 +0200

The University of Basel is struggling to find participants for a study into how to reduce fear of snakes but not for the reason you might expect.

Children find boa constrictor by river in Geneva

Wed, 26 Jul 2017 11:14:52 +0200

The Geneva fire service was called to the river Arve on Sunday to catch a snake that isn’t usually found slithering wild in Switzerland.

Snake smugglers caught by Swiss border guards

Fri, 24 Oct 2014 14:29:05 +0200

Swiss border guards discovered four snakes during the course of two separate controls this week, federal customs authorities said on Friday.

Geneva snake smuggler apprehended in Basel

Thu, 03 Jul 2014 11:43:08 +0200

A Geneva man was stopped by border guards in Basel for attempting to smuggle seven snakes into Switzerland from France.

Garter snake sows chaos on Swiss passenger train

Wed, 02 Apr 2014 16:58:00 +0200

A small snake that slithered its way onto a Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) train caused chaos on Wednesday, prompting the evacuation of all 450 passengers as police hunted for the reptile.

Snakes found dumped in garbage pile

Mon, 30 Dec 2013 10:17:00 +0100

A worker at a refuse disposal plant near Zurich had a shock when she opened a plastic bag to find it contained five living snakes.

Escaped snake terrifies tenants

Fri, 13 Jul 2012 16:57:53 +0200

An escaped snake has finally been caught after striking fear into tenants in a Basel apartment this summer.

'Missing snake' strikes fear into quiet Swiss town

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 12:53:00 +0200

A flyer warning citizens to steer clear of "Jürg", a dangerous mamba gone missing, has thrown a quiet village in northern Switzerland into turmoil.