Ball python found in Southbury was in danger of being roadkill, animal control says

SOUTHBURY - A ball python found outside a Southbury movie theater Wednesday was in danger of being squashed in the road, an official said. Animal Control Officer Kristin Cedor sai ...

Pet snakes have a hidden body count

More people are buying pet snakes than ever. It’s hurting millions of other animals.
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Our love of pet snakes breeds a mouse quandary

America's growing fondness for pet snakes has quietly spawned another booming population: factory-farmed mice and rats. In a ...

14 Snake‑Safety Tips Every Dog Owner Needs for Summer Yard Time

Snake season sneaks up fast. As temperatures climb, snakes that have been dormant all winter start moving again, into yards, ...

Florida's Burmese python challenge can't wipe out invasive snakes from the Everglades. Awareness is the real victory, officials say

Florida's annual effort to tackle one of the world's most notorious invasive species is returning this July, but wildlife ...
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Police removes ball python from Florida apartment: 'Always ready to help'

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

Pet pythons escaped into Florida in the 1970s, spread for decades through the Everglades, then a hurricane carried them south, and now the Key Largo woodrat m…

Explore the alarming decline of the endangered Key Largo woodrat, as invasive Burmese pythons wreak havoc on the native ...