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

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Snakes as pets tend to attract a certain kind of owner. Maybe it’s the quiet. Maybe it’s the fact that they don’t ...

Snakes can be pretty intimidating creatures. They don’t have the best reputation given the dangers they pose, but they have their own ways of showing affection. This video shows two pet snakes hugging ...

Skip Maas, a PhD candidate in the Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, holds his personal pet snakes, Gaius and Agrippina. In the lab, Maas studies python metabolism to better ...