Rachel Bloor got the shock of her life after she reached out to stroke what she thought was her pet dog in Brisbane, ...

In the middle of the night on Monday, Rachel Bloor stirred in her bed to find a heavy weight curled up on her chest. Half ...

A family in Cleveland, Australia, called in a professional snake catcher to remove the reptile Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work has ...

A man in Australia recently found a python waiting in his toilet twice in one week. On Oct. 22, Hervey Bay Snake Catchers in Queensland received a call to extract a coastal carpet python from a toilet ...

The Burmese python is one of the largest snakes in the world. Adult snakes caught in Florida are between 6 and 9 feet on average, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

Ball pythons were long assumed to be solitary, but scientists discovered the snakes in captivity prefer each others’ company when given the chance to live socially. By Asher Elbein The ball python ...

Shutterstock Image A woman had the shock of her life upon waking up in Australia. Upon awaking up, she discovered an ...

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 ...