Several enormous reticulated pythons rest inside the enclosure while the presenter explains why their size is so remarkable. Thick coils fill the rocky space, making the person sitting nearby look ...

In controlled laboratory settings, male pythons show a strong interest in the scents given off by breeding females. However, the scientists suggest that the stress of living in cages may have stopped ...

Southwest Florida's fight against invasive Burmese pythons has reached both a grim milestone and a hopeful one. One ...

Luckily, stopping even one breeding event can significantly reduce future snake numbers.

The Conservancy of Southwest Florida python team came across are massive female snake while conducting research in the field ...

A female python reacts to getting taken out of her nest by Eric Suarez, research program coordinator for University of Florida Croc Docs, during a research trip to collect python eggs on Tuesday, June ...

At The Left Bank Gallery on Wednesday, a roomful of youngsters learned two key rules of life. Number one: anything with a ...

Wildlife biologists in Collier County removed 177 Burmese pythons this breeding season, totaling over 8,000 pounds of snakes, the most since the program began 13 years ago. Ian Bartozsek, a wildlife ...

On West Africa’s stunningly diverse Bioko Island, rare primates are being slaughtered to feed a growing bush-meat trade. When ...

Five white-nosed coati kits were born at Brevard Zoo, marking a rare success for the species' survival program.

This female bamboo viper hadn’t been anywhere near a male in years. When her babies popped up, the zoo team struggled to explain it. Finally, veterinarian Tim Bouts figured it out: parthenogenesis.