The Roman writer Claudius Aelian (2nd–3rd century CE) tells us a curious story about a boy and a pet snake: A boy bought a small snake and reared it with great care. When it grew he spoke to it as if ...

If your pet snake doesn’t have the right environment or support, shedding can be a very challenging process. If you’ve ever ...

A snake owner has been telling how his pet python made a bid for freedom into a nearby art gallery. The 3m (10ft) long reptile - named Bodhi - is kept at a property above Studio 1 in Banchory ...

Netizens were left in shock after a video showing a Zimbabwean sangoma, Nzwisa from Silalatshani in Filabusi, fearlessly ...

A Gold Coast man who filmed himself taking his pet snake for a surf has been fined by Australian wildlife authorities. Higor Fiuza and his bredli carpet python Shiva became local celebrities ...

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In Hong Kong, Gen Zers – those born between 1997 and 2012 – are increasingly looking for exotic pets, specifically ones that are easy to take care of. Snakes tick both those boxes.

One of Florida’s best-known wildlife trackers defied logic by taking a blind dog python hunting, and the hound ended up ...

Snake bites for pets are on the rise around the region, to the point where the Blayney Veterinary Hospital is treating almost one animal per day due to snake envenomation.