The breeding season is approaching and preparations are underway for pairing snakes. Should you refrigerate bread? Here's ...

Picture an animal that huddles up with others when stressed, babysits its young, hangs out around relatives, and gathers in big groups every year. Did you imagine a rattlesnake? For a long time, ...

Stepping into Moonbeam Conservatory — the newest store to call the Kendall Whittier area home — feels like you’ve been ...

With New Year’s Eve celebrations around the corner, authorities have warned the public against entering Aarey Milk Colony’s ...

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“They are the ones that have to be able to strike as quickly as possible,” says Alistair Evans, a zoologist at Monash University in Melbourne. It typically takes mammals between 60 to 400 milliseconds ...

Florida couple Christina Kraus and Aaron Mann captured 87 invasive pythons from the Everglades in July, setting that month’s record and netting them thousands of dollars in payouts for helping remove ...

Burmese pythons are an invasive species in South Florida, negatively impacting native wildlife and ecosystems. State and federal programs pay contracted hunters to find and remove the invasive snakes ...

A large snake appears to be on the loose in the South Bay. A couple in a neighborhood on the Santa Clara-San Jose border discovered what looks to be a python in their backyard Wednesday evening. The ...

Difficulty digesting large meals may limit where these temperature-sensitive snakes can call home — and that might be a good thing in places where they're invasive. When you purchase through links on ...

Ball pythons are one of the most popular choices for pet snakes. ©leungchopan/Shutterstock.com “Ball pythons are usually not dangerous,” says Dr. Taylor. Many ...