A captivating moment watching baby ball pythons break through their eggs and take their first breaths. Police investigate possible link between Brown University attack and shooting of MIT professor ...

I’ve been helping to care for my elderly parents for six years. I consider it a privilege. Yet lately I’ve felt overwhelmed—exhausted by sustained fear, grief, chaos and, yes, frustration. I know I ...

Burmese pythons are an invasive species causing destruction in the Florida Everglades. The snakes have contributed to the decline of several small mammal populations. Estimates place the Burmese ...

Unseasonably cold weather in Florida affects native and invasive reptile species. Iguanas can become immobilized and fall from trees when temperatures drop to between 40 and 50 degrees. Alligators ...

A Florida resident received an unexpected shock on Wednesday when they discovered a ball python coiled around the engine of their vehicle. The unusual discovery quickly led to a call for assistance.

A Florida appeals court reversed a $208 million judgment against Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital in the "Take Care of Maya" case. The Kowalski family had sued the hospital after the mother, ...

JAMESTOWN, R.I. (WPRI) — A ball python was spotted at Beavertail State Park in Jamestown, and after several months of searching, the snake has finally been captured. The Rhode Island Department of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. More than 4,200 species of snakes exist on the planet and ...

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. – The Buffalo Bills suffered their first loss of the season Sunday night, falling 23-20 to their division rival New England Patriots. The Bills had 11 penalties and three turnovers, ...

It was about 2 in the morning when Claudilio Cruz, a member of a road crew spreading asphalt on U.S. 1 in the affluent Miami suburb of Pinecrest, heard frantic honking. When he looked up he was ...