A viral video of a young girl playing with her pet ball python has led to growing interest in snakes as pets. The video, which shows the snake 'watching' a movie and 'drawing' on a table, has garnered ...

A ball python, also called the royal python, is a less troublesome cousin to the Burmese, and has been eating its way through the Everglades for decades. Ball pythons are native to west sub Saharan ...

It is 11am at Doncaster racecourse and I am standing next to a table containing over 30 pythons squeezed into a tiny, plastic box - just a fraction of their size. On a nearby stall sit dozens of small ...

As if that weren’t enough of an accomplishment for the old lady, she did this without having been in contact with a male for over 15 years. Researchers are investigating whether ...

Snakes primarily bite in self-defense, often due to fear, hunger, or stress from poor handling. However, some species, especially those bred in captivity, are less prone to biting. These include corn ...

Imagine checking into your hotel room and discovering a guest you definitely didn’t expect. That’s exactly what happened at a Hyatt in Boise, where an albino ball python was patiently waiting to get ...

The Florida Python Challenge is a 10-day competition to remove invasive Burmese pythons. The competition raises awareness of the threat these snakes pose to the Everglades ecosystem. Burmese pythons ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Officials say a dozen python snakes were rescued during an animal neglect investigation in northwest Houston on Thursday. Harris County Constable Precinct 1 deputies and the ...

The snake and its owner both missed their flights to Barbados. Airport security agents stopped a woman from boarding a plane with a python wrapped in a nylon stocking concealed in a computer hard ...