In the popular imagination, snakes are often reduced to a single, terrifying archetype: the aggressive predator. This ...

Some of Florida’s opossums may soon start dying for a noble cause. A few select marsupials fitted with tracking collars may ...

Docile, furry and cute to some, possums have become an unexpected ally in the effort to slow the invasion of Burmese pythons, ...

Pythons are spreading north in Florida, adapting to cold by using burrows. Scientists warn Brevard County is at risk.

The John Ball Zoo, located in Grand Rapids, announced the death of its female mountain lion in a social media post on Friday afternoon, April 10. The 14-year-old mountain lion, named Elsa, was ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) - A Tucson pet store is asking for the public's help after two ball pythons were stolen from their southeast side location on March 23. The theft happened around 6:30 p.m. at ...

And now we consider pythons. It is usually best to keep our distance from these sometimes deadly creatures, but a group of researchers say these snakes may hold secrets that could help us live longer ...

CU Boulder researchers have discovered an appetite-suppressing compound in python blood that helps the snakes consume enormous meals and go months without eating yet remain metabolically healthy. The ...

Florida's Python Elimination Program pays certified hunters to remove the invasive snakes from the Everglades. Burmese pythons have caused a severe decline in native small mammal populations in South ...

The Dallas Cowboys retool their secondary by taking a safety and a cornerback in the first round of a new NFL mock draft. The Dallas Cowboys still have both of their first-round picks in the upcoming ...