AN animal welfare group has condemned the cruel treatment of a snake which was beaten to death with a hurley.

A pet python has been found after it managed to escape into an art gallery in Aberdeenshire. The 3m (10ft) long snake - named Bodhi - is kept at a property above Studio 1 shop and gallery in ...

A woman’s pet snake has gone missing in a Cambridgeshire town. Rebecca Hendy and her partner’s pet python Bubbles was last seen by the pair on Monday (June 9) in their Huntingdon home. The ...

OXFORD, Fla. -- A 12-foot pet Burmese python broke out of a terrarium and strangled a 2-year-old girl in her bedroom Wednesday at a central Florida home, authorities said. Shaiunna Hare was ...

Dogs, cats and Burmese pythons? There are a variety of pet options for people living in Florida, but is this massive, invasive snake one of them?

Since bringing home a pet snake one month ago, the most common question I've been asked is simply: "why?" Why would I want a snake in the first place? Why would I willingly bring one into my home?

No, our only problem with the story is that someone may actually want to buy a 20-foot python. In what alternative reality would that be an acceptable pet?

A viral video of a young girl playing with her pet ball python has led to growing interest in snakes as pets. The video, which shows the snake 'watchi ...

A three-metre python that swallowed a family's pet dog in Cairns has almost claimed another canine victim, attempting to consume a chihuahua.