Though Burmese pythons can grow to over 20 feet in length, those captured in Florida are usually between six and 10 feet long ...

Captive reptiles such as beaded dragons will often scramble incessantly against the barriers of their enclosures. How can we ...

Docile, furry and cute to some, possums have become an unexpected ally in the effort to slow the invasion of Burmese pythons, ...

Pythons are spreading north in Florida, adapting to cold by using burrows. Scientists warn Brevard County is at risk.

A shocked resident found a monitor lizard eating a python in her back garden. Ploy Sang was relaxing in her backyard when she heard a noise and discovered the monitor lizard and the reticulated python ...

This Instagram post of a Burmese python eating a 77-pound white-tailed deer is quite horrifying. It teaches us a lot about the power of these incredible but invasive reptiles. At the same time, it ...

Austin Billick of Gerry New York has been issued an appearance ticket after authorities found a neglected and deceased Ball Python in his residence. The ticket was issued on March 19 for Agriculture ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) - A Tucson pet store is asking for the public's help after two ball pythons were stolen from their southeast side location on March 23. The theft happened around 6:30 p.m. at ...

New research suggests python blood could hold the key to a new weight-loss drug, as the snake metabolite suppresses appetites in mice. It is the appetite-suppressing compound in python blood that ...

A group of researchers at Penn State University recently released the results of a new study, in part funded by the National Science Foundation, focused on understanding lizards’ immune system when ...

CU Boulder researchers have discovered an appetite-suppressing compound in python blood that helps the snakes consume enormous meals and go months without eating yet remain metabolically healthy. The ...