A pet ball python named Lucius escaped from his pirate-costumed owner on a CTA Green Line train and hid inside a control box.

The invasive Burmese pythons plaguing Florida have an almost supernatural ability to absorb skeletons, and scientists say ...

Alycia Griffith was once afraid of snakes. Now she has four pet snakes and makes earrings and necklaces from their skin. She ...

The non-native snakes are overrunning Florida and must be eliminated. Fashion designers are determined to make sure their ...

The non-native snakes are overrunning Florida and must be eliminated. Fashion designers are determined to make sure their ...

Special intestinal cells collect excess minerals into particles the snakes can poop out, according to a new study ...

Scientists have discovered a new type of cell that helps Burmese pythons digest the entire skeletons of their prey.

Frictional anisotropy, as produced by the directionality of scales in snake skin, is necessary to propel snakes across flat, hard surfaces. This work illustrates the design, fabrication, and testing ...