COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. — Five hundred pounds of invasive Burmese pythons. That's what wildlife experts in southwest Florida said they recently captured after discovering a large ball of mating snakes — ...

A molecule produced in abundance by pythons after big meals could lead the way to new weight loss drugs, a University of Colorado study says.

Animal control officers in Canton are looking for whoever dumped a large ball python snake at a local reservoir. Burlington and Canton Animal Control said the young snake was seen being dumped at the ...

It’s one for the hiss-tory books! Three enormous ball pythons were spotted slithering through Queen’s Forest Park Thursday, including one that was nabbed — and named Kevin by rescuers — and two more ...

WHIDBEY ISLAND — A North Whidbey couple discovered an unusual snake in their lawn last week. Fortunately, the creature isn’t treacherous, as in the metaphorical “snake in the grass.” In fact, an ...