At LegaSea Aquarium and The Reptarium, you can hold a lizard, alligator and a Burmese python, as well as interact with Madagascar hissing cockroaches, stingrays and a bearcat. And that’s just ...

Cozy climate and other factors align in Florida to make the state Earth’s playground for the most established, invasive ...

Texas allows many exotic pets, including hyenas and bears, with permits while banning only big cats and a few species.

Professional python hunter needed his family’s help to wrest the second-heaviest invasive Burmese python on record out of the ...

The freezing temperatures threatening South Florida this weekend could be fatal to the invasive Burmese python.

A Florida backyard can feel ordinary until a porch light catches an unfamiliar pattern moving through the grass. When a ...

Florida has strict rules about ownership and possession of wildlife in the state. These rules define and cover the kind of wildlife considered exotic, like tigers, gorillas, and elephants. The rules ...

Experts believe the snakes may be dispersing from the Everglades as their population grows, using connected waterways as highways. While not considered an overwhelming threat to humans, pythons can ...

NEENAH, Wisconsin (WDJT) -- J&R Aquatic Animal Rescue is seeking out community support after seeing a rapid increase in surrendered ball pythons. According to the rescue, this underscores the growing ...

Imagine going to a pet store with your dog to buy dog food, and you notice another pet owner in the store with a snake around their neck. Would you figure that was reasonable since the store allows ...