Reptile enthusiasts were able to pet and hold exotic animals as well as other nature’s oddities, during the HERPS Exotic ...

Burmese pythons pose a huge threat to native species in the Florida Everglades. Officials have used creative methods to ...

"This was definitely someone's pet animal, which makes a pretty tragic story," reptile handler Joseph Hart said.

What is a ball python snake? And why isn't this 'nice cousin' to the Burmese hunted in Florida? We explain the details.

As you can see from my battle wounds, I’m about 220 pounds and it pulled me to the grass,” one of the brave rescuers said.

"The snake probably was a pet that got too large to keep and too expensive to feed," Sheriff Lee Foster told Newsweek.

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