Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Burmese python is one of the largest snakes in the world. Adult snakes caught in Florida are between 6 and 9 feet on average, ...

A ball python, also called the royal python, is a less troublesome cousin to the Burmese, and has been eating its way through the Everglades for decades. Ball pythons are native to west sub Saharan ...

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 ...

Learn why ball pythons are considered low risk pets and what care, habitat, and health needs to consider before owning one.

Believe it or not, snakes also poop– and this viral video is the very example of the same. The clip of a tiny ball python ...

Luna, a 5-year-old ball python, died in the Nederland shopping center fire on Oct. 9, 2025. Courtesy of Wild Bear Nature Center. Westie, a 20-year-old turtle who “loved crickets and attention,” and ...

A Florida man with near-unmatched gumption for slaying snakes was awarded $1,000 through a new state incentive system for capturing a staggering 87 invasive pythons in just one month. Aaron Mann ...

A hungry snake in southern California found its way into an In-N-Out burger joint miles away from home, apparently on the hunt for a tasty bite. Employees at the Monrovia outlet discovered the ...

The Pumpkin ball python project was developed through years of selective breeding aimed at producing rare and visually ...