Humongous pythons have invaded South Florida and the race is on to capture them. Many snake experts have been recruited to the front lines of Florida’s war on pythons. Eradication is a government priority. Special licenses have been issued to python assassins. Bounties have even been debated. Scientists have implanted transponders inside female snakes in […]
Ancient snakes used to feed on dinosaur eggs. And the proof is in the fossils. Fossilized remains of a 67 million-year-old snake found coiled around a dinosaur egg provides insight into the snake’s habits as well as evolution. The snake was an estimated 11 1/2 feet long. Amazingly, the snake’s remains were nearly complete and […]
This is not good news for all of us snake lovers, especially those who like Burmese Pythons and Boa Constrictors.
Federal officials would like to prevent nine types of constrictor snakes from entering the USA, stating they fit in with invasive types which present the one largest danger to the country’s ecosystem. This would be the […]
Firefighters in St. George, Utah, had much more to deal with in addition to fire flames when they answered a call inside a neighborhood trailer park. Turns out, the flames had been the simple part. The difficult part of their job was rescuing the trailer owner’s nineteen pet pythons from the fire. Apparently the owner had […]
Cambodian polіce confiscated an incredible twο tons of livө snakes and tortoises. Yes, that’s right. Two tons! They arгested two мen trying to smuggle the slithөring cargo υp а rivөr from Cambodia to Vietnam. Acting on a tіp, pοlice intercepted the boаt Wednesday on the Bаssac Rivөr in southeastern Cаmbodia just before it crossed іnto […]
Is the photograph showing a 55 foot snake found in a forest in China a hoax? It was initially posted on the website of the People’s Daily, the official China Communist Party newspaper. It claimed the snake was one of two enormous boas found by workers clearing forest for a new road. I have to […]
It looks like things are being put into motion that could eventually lead to making exotic snake sales illegal. A U.S. Geological Survey just released a report stating that exotic snakes pose a serious risk to natural wildlife. The study specifically mentioned Burmese pythons, boa constrictors, yellow anacondas, reticulated pythons, and others. Their belief is […]
Florida State Senator Eleanor Sobel plans to file a bill that would crush the Burmese python pet market by making it illegal to own this snake. Senator Sobel says it will “save our fragile environment and the people of Florida.” For the many snake lovers like myself, I think this is outrageous. How many people […]
Who would send a package of live snakes to someone? Doesn’t that sound cruel all the way around? Well, this very thing happened near Cincinnati, Ohio last week. The suspicious package was discovered when FedEx employees saw a parcel moving. The police were called and an officer confirmed there were boa constrictors in the package. […]
The Python Patrol in the Florida Keys reads meters with one eye and look for snakes with the other. A team of utility workers, wildlife officials, park rangers and police officers are trying to keep Burmese pythons from gaining a foothold in the Florida Keys. Officials say the pythons, which can grow to 20 feet […]