The origins of Florida’s python crisis lie in the exotic pet trade of the 1980s and 1990s. These snakes were initially sold ...

Thinking about bringing home a pet that doesn’t bark, shed or beg for snacks? Enter the snake: nature’s silent, scaly roommate. While they won’t fetch your slippers, snakes make surprisingly chill ...

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 ...

A large python that turned up at a Los Angeles County In-N-Out drive-thru this week has reportedly been reunited with its owners more than 40 miles away in San Bernardino County. Workers at the ...

Specifically, in the Everglades, these snakes are believed to have been released by the exotic pet trade. Now, these snakes reproduce freely in the wild, significantly reducing populations of rabbits, ...

Cody Faulds, president of the Alberta Reptile and Amphibian Society, said the city’s exotic pet community has been “growing steadily." Attendance at the group’s events, including the Calgary Reptile ...

"They just start spreading out." Experts issue warning as massive snakes spread across US region: 'We can expect to see more ...