The Shallotte Police Department removed the ball python from the lot and helped reunite the pet with its owner Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her ...

Ronaldo, a 6-foot Brazilian rainbow boa constrictor kept at a school in England, was thought to be male — until the snake gave birth to 14 babies last month. The boa had not had contact with another ...

Do you find this unsettling? A python that killed a 2-year-old Florida girl in 2009 will now be used in training at Eglin Air Force Base. The 8-foot, 6-inch python, named Gypsy, has lived at the Camp ...

ANDOVER, Kan. (KSNW) — Andover firefighters have rescued a 4-foot ball python. The team from Engine 1 of the department responded Wednesday to a report of a trapped snake. The reptile had become stuck ...

SHALLOTTE, N.C. (WECT) - One day after a large snake was found slithering around in the parking lot of a restaurant in Shallotte, a ball python, has been reunited with her owner. “That beautiful snake ...

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) – A Miami-Dade Fire Rescue lieutenant couldn’t believe what he found Sunday while responding to a call. Lt. Scott Mullin, with the venom unit, received a call about a ...

Hunters and adventurers alike are gearing up for the Python Challenge, a 10-day event emphasizing safety for both hunters and the surrounding species. Amy Siewe, a seasoned python huntress, shared ...

MUMBAI: Bandra-Kurla Complex, one of the prime business hubs in the city, is known for grappling with human-versus-wildlife conflict. The 41 pythons rescued from the vicinity in June only hint at a ...

Snakes are reptiles of the order Squamata that have no limbs on their long, scaly bodies. These reptiles routinely experience ecdysis, the shedding of a layer of skin. They do this to accommodate ...

Florida’s invasive Burmese pythons can swallow native deer and alligators completely, according to a new study – as a jaw-dropping video showed one of the snakes taking down a deer in one gulp. A ...

MEDFORD, MA. (WPVI) -- A mother in Massachusetts knows a lot about snakes, but never expected to have the encounter she had with one a few days ago. Jenna Lees-Rolf's nine-month-old son James was ...