It’s tricky to measure a snake, especially in the wild, says Beki Hooper. Given that they are, basically, one long line, this might be a bit of a surprise, but snakes rarely cooperate with a ruler – ...

Border officials intercepted a vehicle carrying 163 reptiles and arthropods (a species of invertebrates that includes spiders, scorpions and centipedes) attempting to cross the border between the ...

A ball python was recovered from a home in Vero Beach on April 29 after being reported to Indian River County Animal Control. The 4- to 4½-foot male ball python was removed from the property and ...

Adults are typically 1.2-1.8 m total length; large individuals reach ~2.0 m (species accounts in major field guides; Reptile Database).

On a fall day in Gainesville, Georgia, Justin Kobylka, the forty-two-year-old owner of Kinova Reptiles, was preparing to cut open two clutches of snake eggs. He was hoping to hit upon some valuable, ...

The animal kingdom encompasses a beautifully diverse array of species — from mammals and birds to reptiles and insects. And we’ve got them all! Animals are an integral part of Earth’s ecosystem, ...

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Green tree pythons have over 100 long, sharp, backward-pointing teeth designed to bite into prey. ©iStock.com/venemama Just because pythons lack fangs doesn’t mean ...

The reptile skin trade is a controversial issue, with some experts saying that harvesting programs help conserve species and provide livelihood benefits, while others say that the trade is fraught ...