More than a dozen types of pythons and over 30 other snakes, including a ghost Aztec jungle boa, were found packed in the ...

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 ...

Governor Ron Desantis shared the spotlight Tuesday with an 11-foot Burmese python, making it clear the fight to protect the ...

Picture this: you’re out hiking through a misty rainforest. After brushing aside some foliage, your heart leaps when a huge, powerful constrictor slithers by. Since the world’s most heavily-built ...

CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — Friday Camp Lejeune issued a stern warning to Marines and others about having pet snakes. Not only can exotic animals cause many environmental problems, but having them as pets is ...

Warning: Some readers may find the details of this story disturbing. Officers with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission were caught on video killing dozens of pythons and a pregnant ...

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 ...

A snake-wrangling couple got a big surprise the other day in Southwest Florida. According to their social media accounts, Rhett and Taylor Stanberry had received a message from a concerned homeowner ...

Camas Police officer Gary Manning holds a boa constrictor found in Lacamas Regional Park on July 22, 2021. Officials warn not to “release pets into the wild” after eight boa constrictors and pythons, ...

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Catherine Ferris is a Newsweek reporter based in New York. Her focus is reporting for the U.S. Trends Team. She has covered viral trends and posts extensively. Catherine joined Newsweek in 2021 and ...