This breeder introduces a unique Burmese and ball python hybrid that stands out because of its impressive size. The snake ...

This calm ball python provides a clear answer to a surprisingly common question. As the keeper gently holds it, the snake ...

A routine day of police work in Sanford, Florida, took an unexpected turn on June 22 when officers responded to a call about ...

A team of Colorado researchers is looking to one of nature's most unusual survival strategies for a possible obesity treatment: the python, a snake that can go months without eati ...

A quiet Saturday night in Honolulu turned into something out of a reptile handler's day job on July 25, when a local couple ...

Ball pythons, like the one found in the vehicle, are a species of snake native to regions of western and central Africa, ...

"I'm deathly afraid of snakes. That's not something I want to find late at night." ...

Its presence on the roadside points to two likely possibilities: It either escaped or was abandoned.

Paleontologists are raving over a recent discovery of a well-preserved snake fossil from the Cretaceous Period, about 75 to ...

Dozens of reptiles were discovered along with cash, gold and silver bullion.

Reptile enthusiasts gathered Sunday at the Hilton Scranton & Conference Center to sell and trade snakes and lizards and ...

For new discoveries, everyday mysteries, and the science behind the headlines, follow NPR's Short Wave podcast. When Skip Maas first adopted Agrapina, a mottled ball python, she hadn't eaten in 14 ...