Topic: Snakes

Scientists think urine from snakes and lizards could help them find new ways to prevent painful kidney stones and gout in people. Disney released a new preview for "Zootopia 2," featuring the voices ...

Scientists sacrifice delicious opossums to fight Florida’s invasive pythons

Some of Florida’s opossums may soon start dying for a noble cause. A few select marsupials fitted with tracking collars may ...

Possums vs. pythons: How Florida’s only marsupial became a weapon against invasive snakes

Docile, furry and cute to some, possums have become an unexpected ally in the effort to slow the invasion of Burmese pythons, ...

Pythons are moving north in Florida. Is Brevard County next?

Pythons are spreading north in Florida, adapting to cold by using burrows. Scientists warn Brevard County is at risk.

Invasive Asian swamp eels are spreading in South Florida

Invasive Asian swamp eels are spreading in South Florida canals. UF wants the public's help to track this threat to native ...

One python hunter dominates March competition for removing snakes

One python hunter, Anthony Flanagan, had a busy March eliminating the invasive snakes. He was rewarded by the South Florida ...
CBS News

Uber driver finds python left behind by passengers who attended Philadelphia reptile show

A Pennsylvania Uber driver woke up to a slithery surprise after picking up two passengers who attended a reptile show. Officers from the Exeter Township Police Department in Berks County were called ...
AOL

Python blood suppresses appetite without the side effects of drugs like Ozempic

Every time a Burmese python swallows a meal, something remarkable happens inside its body. Its heart expands by a quarter. Its metabolism accelerates by a factor of thousands. Organs that had shrunk ...
cbs12.com

Unexpected Passenger: Python found inside vehicle engine in Florida

PALM CITY, Fla. (CBS12) — A resident of the Stuart West community got more than they bargained for when they popped the hood of their vehicle and discovered a ball python curled around the engine. The ...
turnto10

Rhode Island DEM officials warn of releasing pets after ball python snake captured

Police in East Providence say license plate reader cameras helped officers solve multiple crimes in a matter of minutes last week. Providence mayoral candidates discuss housing, schools and ...
People

3 Lengthy Pythons Spotted Slithering Around a New York City Neighborhood. Only 1 Was Captured

The captured snake, named Kevin, has already found a rescue placement Puppy Kitty NYCity Beware: snakes on the loose! Three ball pythons were spotted in Forest Park, a N.Y.C. park located in Queens, ...
UPI

Ball python captured in New York park, two more still loose

Sept. 26 (UPI) --Animal rescuers in New York said they captured a 4-foot ball python in a Queens park -- but two more of the snakes are still on the loose in the area. Rescue group Puppy Kitty NYC ...