There were big and small snakes, spiders, lizards, chameleons and other species on display and for sale at the KZN Reptile Expo on Saturday. The expo at the Gelofte school in Pinetown was hosted by ...

Pythons, iguanas, monitor lizards, oh my! Florida is moving to restrict 16 invasive reptile species that have wreaked havoc in the Everglades and across the state. Burmese pythons, in particular, have ...

Children had a wildly exciting time at Fahrenheit restaurant in Alberton when a reptile show arrived at the venue on July 26 at 14:00. The event featured a fascinating variety of reptiles, including a ...

Ball pythons, native to sub-Saharan Africa, are popular nonvenomous snakes known for their docile nature and distinct behavior of coiling into a ball when threatened. They play a vital role in ...

Durban South Snake Rescue members Juan Biljoen and Grant Cavanagh urge reptile owners not to dump or release ball pythons into the wild. They have received a number of call outs recently to rescue the ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. More than 4,200 species of snakes exist on the planet and ...