Most shark bites in Florida are not deadly. However, there was an unfortunate 2010 attack where a 38-year-old Stuart man who was kitesurfing suffered multiple shark bites and died from his injuries.

Florida’s warm climate created perfect conditions for the Burmese python to thrive. Originally native to Southeast Asia, the ...

A giant python was discovered curled up inside a toilet at a hair salon in Malaysia. The 12ft (4m) reptile was spotted at the bottom of the bowl when an elderly customer went to use the restroom in ...

James Hennessey of the National Reptile Zoo told of instances where dangerous snakes were being kept in a home.

A bear mauling, crackdown on immigration, boating deaths, giant real estate deals, First Amendment politics: These stories ...

The zoo also serves as a hub for classroom visits, birthday parties, homeschool groups and the Sioux Falls Herpetological ...

A silver Toyota pickup rolled toward the outbound lanes at the Anzalduas International Bridge like any other southfacing car on the Texas border. To Customs and Border Patrol officers, it didn’t look ...

The annual Florida Python Challenge was held in July this year and when all of the counting was completed, a woman from ...

That experience proved invaluable on a Chronicle assignment involving a missing juvenile ball python at a local EaDo ...

The South Florida Water Management District's Python Elimination Program awards cash prizes to python removal agents. Kevin Pavlidis was the top winner for November, earning $2,500 for removing the ...

More regulation in NI where western diamondback rattlesnakes in Co Armagh and squirrel monkeys in Co Antrim among unusual ...

Lee County agencies are helping the homeless during a cold weather snap this week with shelters and supplies. The county’s ...