Snake lovers near and far pointed out by e-mail and heated voice mails that the three-foot snake discovered in a San Jose couple’s driveway on Thursday afternoon was not a boa constrictor, but a ball ...

Nestled in a bush in a homeowner's backyard in Niles, Illinois was a large snake, which was found by a landscaper. Log into Facebook to start sharing and connecting with your friends, family, and ...

Exotic snakes valued at almost $30,000 are missing from a pet store in downtown DeLand. All of the snakes are ball pythons except for one boa and several were females with eggs. DeLand police are ...

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 ...

A man, who police said burglarized a pet store, wasn’t able to slither too far from the scene of the crime.Police said the man stole three snakes. But they weren’t your garden variety snakes. Police ...

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 -- ...

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 ...