Reptile owners from across South Carolina pleaded with lawmakers on Wednesday to defang a bill that in its current form would make it impossible for future generations to own and store venomous snakes ...

A ban on deadly snakes is on the agenda at the S.C. Legislature. Supporters say the state law is too lax, but reptile lovers are fighting back ...

The ordinance comes nearly six months after Florence’s Jeffrey Leibowitz, a snake enthusiast, was bitten by an inland taipan — the world’s most venomous snake. Law enforcement discovered ...