Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. More than 4,200 species of snakes exist on the planet and ...

I’m not sure there’s a person in the world who could scroll past a short video of a man calmly letting a 20-foot python ...

Inside this interactive zoo, you can hold a Burmese python, cuddle with a sloth, hold a small alligator or lizard, feed and ...

Imagine going to a pet store with your dog to buy dog food, and you notice another pet owner in the store with a snake around their neck. Would you figure that was reasonable since the store allows ...

Snakes long have been popular pets for those enamored with scaled creatures. According to Reptile Guide, mammals are biologically inclined to be wary of snakes in their environment, and that may be ...

LOS ANGELES (KCAL/KCBS/CNN Newsource/WKRC) - A family was devastated when their 6-year-old son's pet python disappeared, only for it to be recovered 50 miles away at a fast food restaurant. Henny is a ...

A pet snake that escaped from its owner's home in England was found 15 months later living comfortably under a neighbor's ...

Feb. 10 (UPI) --A pet snake that escaped from its owner's home in England was found 15 months later living comfortably under a neighbor's compost heap. Mark Gordon-Hill said his pet milk snake escaped ...

As a responsible reptile owner, you’re always on the lookout for the best snacks for your snake. They can’t just slither down to the Snake Shack – it’s up to you to source the highest quality, most ...

If you go to a show at The Secret Group and see a sign saying “No Snakes Allowed,” this is the story of why. On May 25, The Secret Group in EaDo was hosting its regular “Late Night Dirty Show,” an ...

A live snake will be used to train dogs to avoid the deadly reptiles after a summer that saw a number of pets on the Mid-North Coast struck and killed.