Pythons are nonvenomous snakes found in Asia, Africa and Australia. Because they are not native to North or South America, they are considered Old World snakes. The word python can refer to both the ...

As a former National Park Service ranger, I understand the need to rein in the population of illegally released, quickly overpopulating, invasive python species in Florida dubbed “reptiles of concern.

“Python” Ron returned to Milpitas Public Library last month to educate youngsters about snakes, lizards, tortoises and other reptiles. On June 29, as part of the library’s free Summer Reading ...

Python researcher Bruce Jayne urges people to not be afraid of the nonvenomous snakes but his descriptions of how they trap, squeeze and kill their prey might make you squeamish After authorities ...

The origins of Florida’s python crisis lie in the exotic pet trade of the 1980s and 1990s. These snakes were initially sold as pets but were frequently abandoned in the wild once they outgrew their ...

A new study into pythons and boas has for the first time found the two groups of snakes evolved independently to share similar traits, shedding new light on how the reptiles evolved. Pythons and boas ...

MIAMI — A nationwide ban on importing four giant snake species or transporting them across state lines is costing reptile breeders, handlers, hobbyists and vendors millions and should be overturned, ...

Amy Siewe teaches people how to find and euthanize invasive Burmese pythons, which have been so successful at adapting to Florida that they appear here to stay. Amy Siewe wrestles with an almost ...

FORT MYERS, Fla. — As quick as a mongoose, 90-pound, 5-foot-2-inch Lindsay McAfee pounced on the 7-foot Burmese python, pinned its head to the ground with an aluminum snake hook and stowed it in a ...

The gut microbiotas of terrestrial mammals are among the most widely and intensively surveyed of vertebrate-hosted microbial communities. Indeed, a large and diverse microbiota inhabits the mammalian ...

Zoo owner Peter Child has made an impassioned plea for the “heartless” thief to return the juvenile freshwater crocodile, as well as two pythons named “Tim Tam” and “Zebra”, after the brazen robbery ...

The missing ball python, named Pasta, is reportedly worth $100 Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work has previously appeared on MTV, The Frisky ...