The ball python is the most commonly traded African species under CITES, with more than 3 million of these reptiles exported since 1975, mainly from Togo, Ghana and Benin. Listed under CITES Appendix ...

Every reptile species has its own personality, environmental requirements, and care needs. Interestingly, certain reptiles ...

In my opinion, snakes have gotten a bum rap. Despite the unfortunate creepy reputation these lanky reptiles have earned, many species of snakes can make beautiful, docile, and hardy house pets! Of ...

A ball python, also called the royal python, is a less troublesome cousin to the Burmese, and has been eating its way through the Everglades for decades. Ball pythons are native to west sub Saharan ...

Reptiles can be great first pets when you pick the right species. The easiest ones don’t need huge tanks or complicated setups, and they handle small beginner mistakes without falling apart. That ...

Staff photo / Bob Coupland Benjamin Porter III of Campbell, left, gets to see a Burmese python up close with assistance from Raymond Beeman of Bristol and with Big Sal’s Feeder Farm in Vienna on ...

One Florida neighborhood had some quick flashes of color slithering by their homes recently. Residents of a St. Augustine community caught 22 ball pythons roaming around their Prairie Lakes homes last ...

FREMONT — On the last Sunday of every month, Terra State Community College gets a little slimy as dozens of varieties of reptiles, amphibians, mammals and fish are sold at the BRM Reptile and Exotics ...

Internet commenters were left in disbelief after one man explained why his fiancée released his pet ball python into the wild while he was on a business trip. In a viral Reddit post published on ...