For every venomous species that grabs headlines and horror-movie cameos, there are dozens of snake species quietly going ...

Taylor Nicole Dean explores a diverse reptile collection featuring tortoises, alligators, chameleons, ball pythons, and colorful reticulated pythons. The tour introduces unique animals, from giant ...

During a search, police reportedly found six geckos, two bearded dragons, 11 ball pythons, and two milk snakes.

A simple question creates a fun comparison between two sibling ball pythons with different appearances. The breeder asks ...

A California woman has found the answers for how a 3-foot ball python showed up in her toilet earlier this week.

Burmese pythons — destructive invasive snakes with few natural predators in Florida — have developed a new foothold outside the Everglades. A population of the pythons is "established" in South ...

Florida has tried a lot of things to deal with its Burmese python problem. Organized hunts, cash prizes, robot bunnies. Now one Everglades City restaurant owner has added pizza to the list. Dustin ...

Wildlife officials believe the new python population started because of snakes that were released or escaped from captivity Debajyoti Chakraborty/NurPhoto via Getty Burmese pythons have been ...

CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. — Burmese pythons are now considered established in a portion of western Charlotte County, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) confirmed. While pythons ...

A Florida pizzeria owner is redefining the term “exotic pet trade” by accepting captured Burmese pythons as payment for a pie. “I’m the first place in the world to accept python as currency,” Dustin ...

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For new discoveries, everyday mysteries, and the science behind the headlines, follow NPR's Short Wave podcast. When Skip Maas first adopted Agrapina, a mottled ball python, she hadn't eaten in 14 ...