Burmese pythons are killing off mammals that would normally keep Florida's rat population in check. A new study found that parts of the Florida Everglades were becoming overrun with rats as a result.

The ball python, a snake native to west Africa, makes an interesting and unconventional pet for those who enjoy a challenge. Unlike common pets such as dogs and cats, ball pythons will not eat dried ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — If you don’t like rats, you might have more in common with invasive Burmese pythons than you think. A new study by the University of Florida shows that pythons in the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. An Australian snake owner had to take his ...

Dusky rats and water pythons are the two dominant animals on coastal river floodplains in northern Australia. Their populations have evolved a mutual relationship, finely balanced to ensure ultimate ...

SINGAPORE: Waking up to the screams of his wife and maid, Mr Melvin Yap rushed to them, only to discover a snake coiled around the cage of his pet bird. It was a reticulated python about 1.5m long - ...

A snake owner has shared how her pet snake accidentally mistook her hand for a rat, leading to an unfortunate bite. Mia lives in Western Washington and has had her ball python Aphrodite for five years ...

A mesmerizing series of MRI photos show, for the first time, the 132-hour process of a python digesting a rat. “What is really special is that we don’t have to cut up the snakes to see this,” ...

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — On a cold, gray winter day, Stephen Secor pulled into the driveway of David and Amber Nelson, who welcomed him into their converted basement, filled with stacks of refrigerator-size ...