For aspiring snake enthusiasts and first-time reptile keepers, the world of pet snakes can seem like a daunting place.

Ball pythons are widely bred in captivity in North America and Europe. On average, more than 50,000 a year are also exported from Togo, the main source country in their natural range across West ...

It's certainly not their typical home, but for the second time in less than a month an exotic ball python has been found slithering around trails on Burnaby Mountain.

A Sri Lankan national has been arrested at a Thai airport for attempting to illegally smuggle three pythons out of the ...