MIAMI — A nationwide ban on importing four giant snake species or transporting them across state lines is costing reptile breeders, handlers, hobbyists and vendors millions and should be overturned, ...

Residents of downtown Los Angeles were recently shocked to discover a gigantic 20-foot python in a dumpster near an apartment complex. Locals originally thought the snake was fake, but further ...

A lawsuit filed last week in federal court in Washington, D.C., seeks to overturn the ban. The North Carolina-based United States Association of Reptile Keepers says the ban is unnecessary and ...

Snake breeders and owners in the reptile community are reacting to a story that's gotten a lot of attention out of Utah, about a man arrested after police seized 20 pythons from his home. Marty Bone ...

Il y a plusieurs années, l'écosystème de la Floride, riche d'une biodiversité unique et fragile, a accueilli involontairement un nouveau reptile plutôt indésirable. Le python birman, qui peut mesurer ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. More than 4,200 species of snakes exist on the planet and ...