Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. More than 4,200 species of snakes exist on the planet and ...

Keeping snakes as pets is a fascinating, unique and exotic interest as they are living pieces of nature that do not behave ...

The Jake and Spike Show, weekdays from 12 p.m. - 3 p.m. Last month, a maintenance team discovered four baby ball pythons thousands of miles away from their natural habitat in a local nature preserve ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My boyfriend and I share an apartment, and also share two pet snakes. These are not large reptiles, and are kept in very secure glass tanks behind closed doors. We understand that ...

More people than ever are giving up their exotic pets due to high energy costs, says a Highland-based charity. Scottish ...

Snakes are common in nearly all outdoor environments and typically would much rather be left alone than defend themselves against humans or animals. When they do feel the need to strike, our curious ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Police were called to a southeastern Sioux Falls apartment on Sunday after a man reported that his pet cobra bit him. That snake was an African forest cobra—but it wasn’t ...

In a rural Brighton community in Colorado, residents were stunned by a heartbreaking discovery. It's the third case of animal cruelty in Adams County in the last two months. In July, 117 animals were ...