On a fall day in Gainesville, Georgia, Justin Kobylka, the forty-two-year-old owner of Kinova Reptiles, was preparing to cut open two clutches of snake eggs. He was hoping to hit upon some valuable, ...

The Papuan olive python, native to New Guinea's rainforests, is a large, non-venomous snake known for its unique ability to change colour. This elusive python can shift its skin tone, a phenomenon ...

Q. Why is the skin of a python a threat to the invasive snake? FWC: Burmese pythons are a cryptic species and, similar to other snake species, their first defense is to blend in with the environment.

Donna Kalil is a contracted snake hunter who won the 2024 Florida Python Challenge for catching and removing 11 of the invasive reptiles. In just over a week, hundreds of python hunters will descend ...

Burmese pythons, an invasive species in the Everglades, are being hunted and their skins used for luxury goods. Hunters like Zach Hoffman and Amy Siewe detail the process of skinning and preparing ...

The Papuan Olive Python, known scientifically as Apodora papuana, is a diverse species that dwells in the different green areas of New Guinea. The snake is a wonder due to its exceptional ...

Indian python faces extinction. Habitat loss and illegal trade threaten the species. These snakes are also desired as exotic pets. Conservation efforts are crucial. Indian pythons are non-venomous ...

Scottish journalist and lifelong sports fan who grew up in Edinburgh playing and following football (soccer), cricket, tennis, golf, hockey… Joined Diario AS in 2012, becoming Director of AS USA in ...

A Florida man encountered a nearly 12-foot-long Burmese python — an invasive species — in the road while coming home from ...