Dozens of caged pythons and one pet boa constrictor named Big Shirl were killed by Florida wildlife officers last week in what some reptile enthusiasts say was an overreach of authority in euthanizing ...

Foreword / Richard Shine -- Introduction -- The biology of boas and pythons: a retrospective look to the future / Robert W. Henderson and Robert Powell -- Ecology, natural history, and evolution -- ...

Police were called after a large boa constrictor appeared in a Palm Beach County neighborhood. Experts think it was an ...

CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — Friday Camp Lejeune issued a stern warning to Marines and others about having pet snakes. Not only can exotic animals cause many environmental problems, but having them as pets is ...

Warning: Some readers may find the details of this story disturbing. Officers with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission were caught on video killing dozens of pythons and a pregnant ...

Green tree pythons and Emerald tree boas, although similar in appearance, belong to different species and regions. Emerald tree boas are larger and more aggressive, residing in South American ...

LONGVIEW, Wash. - Three large snakes temporarily escaped from a Longview home. Animal control officers arrived Tuesday after the owner had rounded up a 6-foot Burmese python, an 8-foot anaconda and a ...

A snake-wrangling couple got a big surprise the other day in Southwest Florida. According to their social media accounts, Rhett and Taylor Stanberry had received a message from a concerned homeowner ...