Snake lovers near and far pointed out by e-mail and heated voice mails that the three-foot snake discovered in a San Jose couple’s driveway on Thursday afternoon was not a boa constrictor, but a ball ...

OSHKOSH — Police are puzzled over a possible boa constrictor that could be loose in Menominee Park. The snake skin found June 14 was previously thought to be of a Burmese python, but a second analysis ...

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Dozens of caged pythons and one pet boa constrictor named Big Shirl were killed by Florida wildlife officers last week in what some reptile enthusiasts say was an overreach of authority in euthanizing ...