Not all snakes slither sideways: 7 snake species that can move in a surprisingly straight line

Most people are aware of snakes only because of their characteristic slithering motion from side to side. Not all snakes ...

Are you missing a snake? Charlton Animal Control discovers ball python

It isn't every day that the Charlton Animal Control picks up a ball python, let alone an albino one. "We picked up an albino ball python on Center Depot Road if anyone happens to be missing one," the ...

Stuck Eye Caps and Patchy Shedding: What Dry Air Does to Ball Pythons

Low humidity in a ball python's enclosure triggers a chain of health problems that go far beyond a rough shed, and most ...
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Pythons' extreme biology may hold clues for treating human disease

These snakes can go for months without eating, grow and shrink the size of their hearts and jump start their metabolism on a ...

Invasive Burmese pythons have established a new hot spot in Florida

Invasive Burmese pythons have slithered to a new location in South Florida, establishing a colony outside the previously ...
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Florida crews find two 17-foot Burmese pythons together, likely preying on white-tailed deer

A recent video shared by TheCritterCult (@TheCritterCult) on YouTube said the Everglades capture involved two giant Burmese pythons. Removal teams consider snakes of that scale "high-priority" because ...