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 ...

Foreword / Richard Shine -- Introduction -- The biology of boas and pythons: a retrospective look to the future / Robert W. Henderson and Robert Powell -- Ecology, natural history, and evolution -- ...

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 ...

A pet boa constrictor named Pablo made a break for it Palm Beach County when his owner's wife went into labor.

Both the Green tree python and the Emerald tree boa are huge green snakes, and though they belong to entirely distinct genera of snakes in opposite hemispheres, they are most typically confused with ...

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 ...

The snake catchers removed the boa constrictor with albinism from the Florida yard and moved the reptile to their Naples sanctuary Terrified homeowners in Florida called in professional snake catchers ...