The snake appeared to be headed onto the busy street when it was found, an animal control officer said.

"My worst fear, they would be stuck in a dumpster, stuck in the bag and die." ...

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 ...

A family in Cleveland, Australia, called in a professional snake catcher to remove the reptile Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013, covering pets, ...

A frightened animal trapped in a tight engine compartment can pose risks.

July 22 (UPI) --Firefighters in a Chicago suburb were called to a commuter train to help capture a ball python that got loose from its owner and slithered into a control box panel. The Oak Park Fire ...

Two Sanford police officers responded to an unusual call on June 22 after a large ball python was discovered inside an ...

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One man is under arrest and another is on the run after trying to steal a snake during an attempted armed robbery in southeast Houston, according to Houston police. Ariel Giron put her ball python, ...

The Burmese python is one of the largest snakes in the world. Adult snakes caught in Florida are between 6 and 9 feet on average, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.