Two Sanford police officers responded to an unusual call on June 22 after a large ball python was discovered inside an ...

The Florida Everglades is one of the most extraordinary ecosystems on the planet, but for the last few decades it has been battling a slithering invasion.Even though Burmese pythons are snakes that ...

The Conservancy’s python tracking team made the first capture of the breeding season with scout snake #118 “Snaquan” in November 2025, removing a 17-foot, 148 lb female python. Conservancy of ...

Biologists at the Conservancy of Southwest Florida removed 8,080 pounds of invasive Burmese pythons from the outskirts of Naples in just six months. The haul — 177 snakes in total — beats their ...

A request to change a municipal bylaw and allow local breeding and keeping of ball pythons as pets was denied during Monday’s town council meeting. The discussion was first prompted during the April ...

Paula Wethington is a digital producer at CBS Detroit. She previously held digital content roles at NEWSnet, Gannett/USA Today network and The Monroe News in Michigan. She is a graduate of the ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Otters at John Ball Zoo are getting a major upgrade, as a new habitat triples their space, boosts water volume and adds interactive elements to encourage natural play and foraging.

A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held for the John Ball Zoo's brand-new North American river otter habitat on Thursday evening ahead of its grand opening to the public on Friday. The expanded habitat ...

May 14 (UPI) --Police in Ohio said a report of "unwanted slithering" in a Westlake neighborhood resulted in the detention of a ball python. The Westlake Police Department said on social media that ...

Wildlife researchers have found an unconventional way to help control invasive Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades – by using one of the snakes’ favorite prey. Opossums are a key food source for ...

Though we’ve previously reported that the anime adaptation of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Steel Ball Run stumbled out of the gate, most fans are now happy enough, having been satiated by a great first ...