A snake was rescued on Wednesday after an abandoned aquarium was spotted on the side of the road in Dover, according the ...

An injured ball python and a domestic rat are recovering after they were found abandoned at the Sooke Potholes on Monday.

What is a ball python snake? And why isn't this 'nice cousin' to the Burmese hunted in Florida? We explain the details.

A family in Cleveland, Australia, called in a professional snake catcher to remove the reptile Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work has ...

The CRD Animal Shelter was contacted after the ball python, wrapped in a pillowcase, and roof rat were found in a box beside ...

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, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

WHEATON, Ill. (WLS) -- A snake was found at a DuPage County forest preserve Wednesday. The DuPage County Forest Preserve Office found the snake, a ball python, at Herrick Lake Forest Preserve in ...

Snakes are totally fascinating with varieties of sizes, colors, and temperaments. Some species appear to cause fear and ...

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ATLANTA - A couple in Kirkwood is trying to tempt a snake. They found what they believe is an adult ball python slithering through their front yard on Rogers Street in southeast Atlanta. Igor Malenky ...

On a fall day in Gainesville, Georgia, Justin Kobylka, the forty-two-year-old owner of Kinova Reptiles, was preparing to cut open two clutches of snake eggs. He was hoping to hit upon some valuable, ...

A loose ball python snake was captured Tuesday in a stakeout as the reptile was catching some sunshine along Big Dry Creek Trail in Westminster. Native to central and western Africa, ball pythons are ...