Learn why ball pythons are considered low risk pets and what care, habitat, and health needs to consider before owning one.

Police and SSPCA were amongst the groups called in to help rescue and rehome the pets after their owner died.

Other near universal welfare issues among small pets — which apply to our cats and dogs, too — include monotonous and unnatural diets, boredom, and lack of enrichment. Pierce said that handling can ...

His name is Gado Safiu — Manager of the Zimmaziwo Snake Zoo and Herbal Medicine centre, popularly known as the Snake Village. Gado’s journey with snakes began in 1982 when he dared to catch snakes for ...

I grew up in the Maryland suburbs and spent much of my childhood in the woods. I would turn over rocks to find shiny ...

A close look at stunning ball pythons showing off their colors and patterns ...

Pythons are a common sight across much of Asia, especially in the tropical jungles and wetlands of countries like Vietnam, ...

In this fun video, Carl Jackson and his children show off their near-record python catch using their own bodies for ...

These clips revisit a historic ball python hatching that introduced genetic outcomes never seen before at the time. The event ...

For nearly two centuries, the true classification of the red panda was a mystery. Believed to be both a bear and a raccoon, the red panda was unsuccessfully classified by scientists into families it ...

UC Davis scientists uncovered Aptostichus ramirezae, a new trapdoor spider species living under California’s dunes. Genetic analysis revealed it was distinct from its close relative, Aptostichus simus ...