The hunt is on for two of three pythons that were seen slithering through Forest Park in Queens. Experts said it’s likely that someone dumped the pythons in the park.

Three large pythons were spotted in Forest Park, Queens earlier this week. So far, only one of them has been caught.

One of the 4-foot-long constricting snakes — which could pose a threat to small pets — really put the squeeze on park-goers ...

Federal and state programs contract with members of the public to become paid python hunters and combat the invasive snakes ...

Researchers who track the elusive and reviled reptiles were thrilled to witness one of the greedy beasts regurgitating an ...

Burmese pythons pose a huge threat to native species in the Florida Everglades. Officials have used creative methods to manage the population of invasive snakes.

BRADENTON — Florida Sen. Bill Nelson’s efforts to make it illegal to import and trade nine dangerous snakes, including Burmese pythons, isn’t sitting well with those in the reptile industry. Nelson ...

“Python” Ron returned to Milpitas Public Library last month to educate youngsters about snakes, lizards, tortoises and other reptiles. On June 29, as part of the library’s free Summer Reading ...

Animal rescuers in New York said they captured a 4-foot ball python in a Queens park -- but two more of the snakes are still on the loose in the area.

A python bit a Cincinnati-area reptile store owner and coiled itself around him Monday before officers removed it, police said. The 20-foot, 125-pound snake bit Captive Born Reptiles owner Terry ...