J&R Aquatic Animal Rescue is seeking out community support after seeing a rapid increase in surrendered ball pythons. According to the rescue, this underscores the growing ...

A rare and fascinating look at the moment ball python eggs are carefully opened to reveal new life Last call for the landline ...

Tracking a single male python through protected wetlands led biologists to one of the largest breeding females captured this year.

A captivating moment watching baby ball pythons break through their eggs and take their first breaths. Police investigate possible link between Brown University attack and shooting of MIT professor ...

An animal shelter in New Jersey's largest city is so full, the people who run it say some animals may have to be euthanized. Now they're reaching out to the community, hoping to find loving homes ...

A New Zealand wildlife park says it will be forced to euthanize seven elderly lions after running into financial difficulties. The Kamo Wildlife Sanctuary in the northern city of Whangarei said it was ...

Fashion trend forecasters should flag snake skin as the next big thing in the Sunshine State. The invasive Burmese python, which has been terrorizing the natural wildlife of the Florida Everglades for ...

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 ...

Residents call for change after two deadly crashes in New Bedford Two deadly crashes within days are fueling safety concerns in New Bedford. Fire heavily damages Bristol home A home in Bristol was ...

DeSantis spoke behind a sign that said, "Python be gone," at the Hungryland Wildlife and Environmental Area, where three people near the governor wrestled holding a large, live python. Gov. Ron ...

Michigan state Rep. Angela Rigas joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers Thursday in urging Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to block the state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) from euthanizing two ...

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