A Florida backyard can feel ordinary until a porch light catches an unfamiliar pattern moving through the grass. When a ...

From tigers to giraffes, Florida’s exotic pet laws are strict. Here’s which animals are banned, which are allowed, and what permits you need.

New Braunfels’ Animal World & Snake Farm Zoo has a special Valentine’s Day program for those of us who aren’t feeling the spirit of the holiday this year.

When the weather gets cold in Florida, gators stop eating and iguanas start dropping. How do low temps affect the invasive ...

A small mom-and-pop shop in Vallejo lost a beloved snake. “Starchild,” a 3-year-old female ball python, was stolen from The ...

In the Florida Everglades, an ecological disaster has been quietly unfolding for decades. Burmese pythons, released through the pet trade and accidental escapes, found an ecosystem with no defenses ...

When I headed off to a family reunion last month, I expected to return with an article on a quiet, long weekend at a peaceful ...

The Plant City Police Department released a video on Thursday of an encounter with a snake that took up residence in the ...

Every summer, without fail, the British press carries alarming stories about snake sightings. On an island that only has one ...

You probably know that the king cobra is the largest venomous snake known to humans, but what if this isn’t entirely true? It ...

Listed as endangered since 1967, San Francisco garter snakes are found only on the Peninsula and in northern Santa Cruz ...

Being prey for so many animals, it’s no wonder that most hamsters are nocturnal. They spend their days hiding from snakes, ...