A rare incident in Mysterton, Australia, saw a family lose a pet kitten to an unfortunate encounter with a hungry snake. On March 16, experienced snake handler Jeremy De Haan was called out to the ...

March 28 (UPI) --A professional snake catcher in Australia was called out to a home where a pet bird had a close call with a coastal carpet python that squeezed its head into the avian's cage. Stuart ...

A python underwent surgery in Australia to have a pair of barbecue tongs removed after the hungry reptile swallowed it. According to local media, the owner said he was trying to feed his python, named ...

It is not all that uncommon for snakes to bite, particularly when they sense food nearby, a zoo curator told our news partner the Enterprise News. I ve had that happen to me, said Shara Martin, ...

Nelia Scheepers was shaken from her sleep when she heard her 10-year-old dog Goofy “squeaking” in agony. The source of the sound shocked her: Scheepers’ beloved pet had been snatched from her bed and ...

An ambitious python has caused trouble in a small town after it caused a blackout when it was electrocuted trying to catch a bird. The small town of Katherine, located 320km southeast of Darwin in the ...

OCHOPEE, Fla. - Biologists say they have now documented "antagonistic" interactions between a Florida bobcat and a python at the Big Cypress National Preserve in the Everglades. The team of biologists ...

A 10-foot python, seeking to fill its stomach, crossed a busy thoroughfare and caused a major traffic jam in Quezon City yesterday. The hungry reptile slithered out of the drainage on the center ...

U.S. Geological Survey biologist Jill Josimovich heads into the Big Cypress National Preserve, using a radio transmitter to find a python implanted with a tracker. On a steamy August day, Frank ...