EUGENE, Ore. - A pet store owner is calling a police sergeant a hero for saving her from the coils of a 12-foot Burmese python doing its best to turn her into a meal. Teresa Rossiter had reached into ...

This is the 4-year-old banana ball python that was attacked during the home break-in, Virginia deputies say. Stafford County Sheriff's Office photo A midday home break-in took a bizarre turn when the ...

Local media are increasingly reporting cases of aggressive snakes appearing near human homes, which do not belong to species typical of Puerto Rico. The scientist admitted that although in most cases, ...

Q. Do Burmese pythons attack each other (like alligators will do)? According to Zac Chejanovski, Interagency Python Management Coordinator: We currently have no evidence that Burmese pythons ...

The goal of constriction is not to break bones; instead, pythons cut off blood flow and oxygen, leading to asphyxiation or cardiac arrest. When a python attacks, death usually occurs within minutes.

A ball python, also called the royal python, is a less troublesome cousin to the Burmese, and has been eating its way through the Everglades for decades. Ball pythons are native to west sub Saharan ...