A house filled with snakes and spiders might be straight out of many people's nightmares, but to longtime exotic pet keeper ...

A Florida man encountered a nearly 12-foot-long Burmese python — an invasive species — in the road while coming home from ...

A captivating moment watching baby ball pythons break through their eggs and take their first breaths. Police investigate ...

Imagine checking into your hotel room and discovering a guest you definitely didn’t expect. That’s exactly what happened at a ...

Imagine checking into your hotel room and discovering an unexpected guest. That's exactly what happened at a Boise Hyatt, where a snake was patiently waiting to get acquainted with the next traveler🐍 ...

Unseasonably cold weather in Florida affects native and invasive reptile species. Iguanas can become immobilized and fall from trees when temperatures drop to between 40 and 50 degrees. Alligators ...

JAMESTOWN, R.I. (WPRI) — A ball python was spotted at Beavertail State Park in Jamestown, and after several months of searching, the snake has finally been captured. The Rhode Island Department of ...

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 ...

It was about 2 in the morning when Claudilio Cruz, a member of a road crew spreading asphalt on U.S. 1 in the affluent Miami suburb of Pinecrest, heard frantic honking. When he looked up he was ...