Exotic animals kept as pets can end up in stressful and risky situations when they escape or go missing. While ball pythons ...

A request to change a municipal bylaw and allow local breeding and keeping of ball pythons as pets was denied during Monday’s town council meeting. The discussion was first prompted during the April ...

Paula Wethington is a digital producer at CBS Detroit. She previously held digital content roles at NEWSnet, Gannett/USA Today network and The Monroe News in Michigan. She is a graduate of the ...

May 14 (UPI) --Police in Ohio said a report of "unwanted slithering" in a Westlake neighborhood resulted in the detention of a ball python. The Westlake Police Department said on social media that ...

Scientists in Florida have launched a new offensive against the Burmese python invasion, this time using opossums, one of the giant snake’s favorite prey. The initiative comes from biologists A.J.

Burmese pythons are an invasive species in Florida, originally introduced through the pet trade. While not venomous, a bite from a Burmese python can be painful and cause significant bleeding. Florida ...

Florida's invasive Burmese python may have met its match with the opossum. USA TODAY Researchers in Florida are using an unexpected tool to help fight invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades: ...

New research shows Burmese pythons are more adaptable to cold than previously thought, using burrows to survive freezes. Ecologists warn that while python sightings in Brevard County are few, there ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) - A Tucson pet store is asking for the public's help after two ball pythons were stolen from their southeast side location on March 23. The theft happened around 6:30 p.m. at ...

CU Boulder researchers have discovered an appetite-suppressing compound in python blood that helps the snakes consume enormous meals and go months without eating yet remain metabolically healthy. The ...

A Southwest Florida python removal program has captured over 48,000 pounds of the invasive snakes. This year's python breeding season started earlier than usual, possibly due to warmer winter weather.