An Ontario County man is facing animal cruelty charges after officials said two snakes were found dead inside an apartment ...

Snakes have a reputation for being quick to strike, but several species rarely live up to that image. Breeders who work with these animals select for calm temperaments, and many of the snakes kept as ...

A Reddit post showing live snakes born completely without scales is creeping out and fascinating thousands of viewers online, while also reopening a serious debate over how far breeders should go in ...

Different ball python clutch and a pairing worth revisiting. What do you think? He was fooling around on the edge - then his hand suddenly slipped Coffee found to have startling effect on aging, says ...

In the foothills of the Ecuadorean Amazon, a 101-year-old farmer and a young scientist turned an amateur collection into a scientific survey of one of the most diverse snake habitats on Earth. In the ...

In a pet shop on the outskirts of a small city, clear plastic crates with air holes are piled one on top of another – five deep and four in a row, 20 in total. “Hognose Albino Anaconda, £239,” reads ...

When we think of reptiles, "affectionate" isn't usually the first word that comes to mind. So, it may come as a shock to find that these scaly creatures can form surprisingly strong bonds with their ...

A prospective Burmese python owner was met with a wave of blunt warnings online after asking whether it would be safe to adopt the snake while living alone — and whether a taser could stop it in an ...

She tried to slither right past customs. A woman was stopped at a Chinese border-crossing point last month when customs agents noticed her “weird” body shape — and found five live corn snakes stuffed ...

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Pet enthusiasts of all kinds can find something to do in Calgary this weekend, with both the Reptile Expo and Calgary Cat Show taking place Saturday and Sunday. Greg West, one of the event’s promoters ...