https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A cobra was still on the loose in the western German town of Herne on Wednesday, with local residents told to keep their windows closed and steer clear of long grass. https://www.thelocal.de/20190828/escaped-deadly-cobra-still-on-the-loose-in-western-german-town-snake Wed, 28 Aug 2019 10:43:49 +0200 escaped-deadly-cobra-still-on-the-loose-in-western-german-town-snake An anaconda measuring around three metres in length is playing hide and seek with German authorities in a lake near Düsseldorf. https://www.thelocal.de/20180829/three-metre-long-slithering-surprise-found-in-german-lake-to-be-caught-alive Wed, 29 Aug 2018 14:16:39 +0200 three-metre-long-slithering-surprise-found-in-german-lake-to-be-caught-alive Firefighters were called into a kindergarten in Frankfurt on Tuesday after ten baby snakes were discovered on the premises. https://www.thelocal.de/20180814/ten-baby-boa-constrictors-found-in-kindergarten Tue, 14 Aug 2018 16:55:11 +0200 ten-baby-boa-constrictors-found-in-kindergarten A spider in the supermarket: while unpleasant, it is the kind of thing that can happen from time to time. But a snake? https://www.thelocal.de/20180307/woman-bitten-by-snake-in-thuringia-supermarket Wed, 07 Mar 2018 09:48:34 +0100 woman-bitten-by-snake-in-thuringia-supermarket Police arrived at the scene in Darmstadt, Hesse when residents complained about two men quarreling on the street on Tuesday evening. But when police tried to settle the dispute, they didn’t know they were in for a surprise. https://www.thelocal.de/20171108/drunk-man-with-python-in-his-pants-sent-to-sobering-up-cell Wed, 08 Nov 2017 11:17:09 +0100 drunk-man-with-python-in-his-pants-sent-to-sobering-up-cell Police were called out on Thursday evening after a huge python was found near service station in southern Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20160318/4-meter-python-discovered-on-south-german-road Fri, 18 Mar 2016 12:49:06 +0100 4-meter-python-discovered-on-south-german-road Police in Darmstadt were called out on an unusual emergency on Wednesday afternoon. A young woman had called in after finding what appeared to be a snake in her salad. https://www.thelocal.de/20150507/police-extract-snake-from-salad-bowl Thu, 07 May 2015 17:48:12 +0200 police-extract-snake-from-salad-bowl Furniture removers discovered a live python in a cupboard when they cleared out an apartment in Stuttgart on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20140313/german-removal-men-find-live-python-in-cupboard-stuttgart Thu, 13 Mar 2014 09:41:00 +0100 german-removal-men-find-live-python-in-cupboard-stuttgart