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

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.

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Professional snake removal experts captured a 30-pound, 6½-foot Burmese python from a Miami-Dade residential area, preventing ...

“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 ...

A call from a social worker on Monday to the Forgotten Friend Reptile Sanctuary, located in Lancaster County, set the ball rolling for the rescue of about a dozen exotic pets. The owner had kept the ...

These kids don’t get wrapped up in a fear of snakes. Their dad, a reptile aficionado who owns hundreds of snakes and lizards, recently had to move dozens of the predators into his house after a fire ...

The annual Florida Python Challenge was held in July this year and when all of the counting was completed, a woman from ...

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 ...

After being captivated by professional wrestling last weekend, the residents of Woodland Skilled Nursing, located at 678 Third St., enjoyed a calmer but no less exciting event when they hosted Python ...