In the arid shale beds of western India, scientists have uncovered a remarkable fossil that tells the story of a prehistoric ...

This snake, a boa constrictor imperator, is native to Central and South America, and can grow 4 to 8 feet. They are nonvenomous, and the snake could have been pet that escaped or got dumped.

The police department’s post misidentified the snake as a boa constrictor. Tony Schendel, director of Minneapolis Animal Care and Control, confirmed that the snake was actually a ball python.

The York County Sheriff's Office said on Facebook that a deputy in Shapleigh, Maine, located an 8-foot-long boa constrictor in town after receiving an animal complaint. The man secured the snake ...

This snake, a boa constrictor imperator, is native to Central and South America, and can grow 4 to 8 feet. They are nonvenomous, and the snake could have been pet that escaped or got dumped.

Ronaldo, a 6-foot Brazilian rainbow boa constrictor kept at a school in England, was thought to be male — until the snake gave birth to 14 babies last month.

The snake was "very healthy," but "somewhat dormant" due to the colder conditions, according to Ryan Giese of Northern Oconto County Animal Control, who helped capture the 50-pound boa constrictor.