J-Lo was an ambassador to millions of zoo guests for green anacondas, the Amazon rainforest, and all snake species. The St. Louis Zoo would like the public to please keep the animal care team and ...

A two-headed rat snake had her statewide tour interrupted by a health scare and is now recovering after surgery at the Saint Louis Zoo. A two-headed western rat snake named Tiger-Lily is ...

The veterinary team decided to remove Tiger-Lily’s ovaries and on March 11 the snake underwent surgery at the Saint Louis Zoo Endangered Species Research Center and Veterinary Hospital.

But an animal exporter bought the large snake, saving her from hunters, according to the Facebook post. During J-Lo’s time in St. Louis, zoo officials say she was a “foundational part” of ...