A man has been banned from owning animals after he starved a snake to death and kept six dogs in what police described as ...

Dozens of snakes and rodents were seized from a single home in a rescue charity's biggest single-day haul in recent memories. The Wisconsin Humane Society rescued 52 ball python snakes, 84 rats and 24 ...

Snakes may have a reputation for being mysterious or even frightening, but many species are surprisingly docile. Even in ...

Police are investigating after four large pythons were found abandoned in the Lincolnshire countryside, with one still suspected to be at large. The reticulated pythons, a non-venomous species native ...

When a snake displays its fangs, it’s showing off one of evolution’s greatest weapons. This is because snake venom is not a ...

During feeding a Burmese python’s liver and kidney double in weight, and its heart increases 40 per cent (Dr Stephen Secor) On a cold, grey winter day, Stephen Secor pulled into the driveway of David ...

From navigation to social behavior to personality, scientists are rewriting what it means to be a clever snake. Here’s what ...

Snakes, scorpions and toads are among the stowaways a rescue charity has collected from suitcases and shipping containers ...

Scientists have unearthed two 300-million-year-old fossils of a tiny animal that adapted to lose its forelimbs, shedding light on how vertebrates evolved a “snake-like body plan”. Modern-day reptiles ...