A severely malnourished Southern African python, rescued from illegal captivity, is making a slow but remarkable recovery, and it is all thanks to specialised veterinary care.

JOHANNESBURG — South Africa is a hub for the international pet trade, with thousands of animals exported each year. Many of these are exotic birds and mammals like parrots and marmosets, bred locally ...

A Southern African python was safely rescued and relocated from a residential settlement near Tarentaalrand after taking a ...

The horned adder has small horn-like scales above its eyes that help break up its outline in sandy environments. Africa is home to hundreds of snake species, but only a small percentage are ...

New research from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa, has revealed that puff adders (Bitis arietans) can be highly efficient at controlling rodent populations that ...

“In your report, corn snakes are allowed but not ball pythons because they're not domesticated to North America and are not ...

Black Mambas, Africa’s fastest and most feared snakes, can be a key player into tracking pollution, while at the same time keeping ecosystems healthy. New research from the University of the ...

A ball python, also called the royal python, is a less troublesome cousin to the Burmese, and has been eating its way through the Everglades for decades. Ball pythons are native to west sub Saharan ...