SAN FRANCISCO -- Monday is a very special birthday as Claude the albino alligator at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco is turning 30. The Academy of Sciences celebrated his "Hatch ...

'Anytime you catch something bigger than 14 feet, it’s not a snake anymore, it’s a monster,' said Donna Kalil, a licensed Florida python hunter. Mike Kimmel goes by the social media moniker Python ...

The sighting was captured by Captain John Shields of Snug Harbor Boat Tours on Chincoteague Island Escher Walcott is a Writer/Reporter at PEOPLE, covering stories in Entertainment, Style, Human ...

PROSPERITY — Around two weeks ago, the Newberry County Sheriff’s Office received an unusual call. A large snake was on the loose and was last seen crossing U.S. Highway 76 near Mid-Carolina High ...

Mandy from The Reptile Zoo shares fun facts about Buttercup, an albino Burmese Python. Learn about their size, gentle nature, and restrictions due to the python ban. ‘Slap in the Face’: Court Ruling ...

A Florida man with near-unmatched gumption for slaying snakes was awarded $1,000 through a new state incentive system for capturing a staggering 87 invasive pythons in just one month. Aaron Mann ...

Burmese pythons in Florida. The invasive snakes number in the thousands and have unleashed havoc and destruction across more than 1,000 square miles of the Everglades region ecosystem. Native to ...

Burmese pythons may be the most destructive foreign animal in Florida Everglades history. The invasive snake was first recorded in the Everglades National Park in 1979 and quickly put a stranglehold ...

Ball pythons were long assumed to be solitary, but scientists discovered the snakes in captivity prefer each others’ company when given the chance to live socially. By Asher Elbein The ball python ...

A 15-foot Burmese python was caught swallowing a “full-sized” deer in Southwest Florida, proving the invasive apex predators are ambushing and eating bigger prey. The python was 115 pounds and the ...

He slithered away with the big win. Hunters removed nearly 200 invasive Burmese pythons from the Florida Everglades during 2024’s Florida Python Challenge this summer – and the winners got some cash ...