Four towns in Sicily — Castellammare del Golfo, Cinisi, Terrasini and Trappeto — and Courmayeur at the foot of Mont Blanc were in violation of EU rules. The four Sicilian towns are located in a ...

Biologist Flavio Terassini said the snake was about 10 years old and would have attempted the crossing in search of food or shelter, adding that they eat rodents, cats and dogs. An adult anaconda ...