More people are buying pet snakes than ever. It’s hurting millions of other animals.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Thinking about bringing home a pet that doesn’t bark, shed or beg for snacks? Enter the snake: nature’s silent, scaly roommate.

A large python that turned up at a Los Angeles County In-N-Out drive-thru this week has reportedly been reunited with its owners more than 40 miles away in San Bernardino County. Workers at the ...

"Bud heard there was free food, nice rooms, and vet care at your place." ...

March 28 (UPI) --A professional snake catcher in Australia was called out to a home where a pet bird had a close call with a coastal carpet python that squeezed its head into the avian's cage. Stuart ...

Loveland will mark a new chapter in its fire service history Saturday with the opening of a new downtown fire station. Tri-State high school breaks ground on new grandstands for baseball stadium A ...

Somerville’s animal control department received reports of a python on the loose Saturday, sparking an unusual neighborhood search for the slithery creature. Its last seen location was on Taylor ...

Feb. 10 (UPI) --A pet snake that escaped from its owner's home in England was found 15 months later living comfortably under a neighbor's compost heap. Mark Gordon-Hill said his pet milk snake escaped ...

Ball pythons, corn snakes and rosy boas can make docile and low-maintenance pets. Pet snakes require specific habitats and food sources. Here's what to do if a pet snake bites you. Thinking about ...