Using a cooking mitten for protection, the parent carefully captured the snake and placed it inside a backpack while waiting for authorities. No one was injured.

What is a ball python? And why isn't this 'nice cousin' to the Burmese hunted during the Florida Python Challenge? We explain ...

Someone’s pet snake made it into an apartment in East Hartford, animal control said.

The captured snake, named Kevin, has already found a rescue placement Puppy Kitty NYCity Beware: snakes on the loose! Three ball pythons were spotted in Forest Park, a N.Y.C. park located in Queens, ...

Pythons are non-native to Florida and non-venomous snakes. Burmese pythons are one of the largest snakes in the world. The ball python found in Vero Beach was "friendly" and docile when rescued. A ...

Sept. 26 (UPI) --Animal rescuers in New York said they captured a 4-foot ball python in a Queens park -- but two more of the snakes are still on the loose in the area. Rescue group Puppy Kitty NYC ...

A cold-blooded suspect was on the loose in Westlake, police confirmed, but officers caught it no-handed... because it’s a snake.

New London Animal Control is searching for whoever abandoned a python and bearded dragon, leaving one dead. Officials urge ...

The Florida Python Challenge is a 10-day competition to remove invasive Burmese pythons. The competition raises awareness of the threat these snakes pose to the Everglades ecosystem. Burmese pythons ...

Mongooses are known for their mob mentality when killings predators or prey (such as snakes). Together, they can easily kill ...