Herb Ellerbrock’s fascination with reptiles was so intense as a kid growing up in Sharpsburg, his parents hung a sign outside their home and turned the front room into a shop for him to collect and ...

MIAMI (AP) – A nationwide ban on importing four giant snake species or transporting them across state lines is costing reptile breeders, handlers, hobbyists and vendors millions and should be ...

MIAMI (AP) -- An appeals court has ruled the federal government cannot legally stop trade of Burmese pythons and other giant exotic snakes within the continental U.S. However, snake owners are ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Honolulu Zoo is bidding farewell and celebrating the retirement of beloved reptile keeper Dwain “Oki” Uyeda. Oki began working at the Honolulu Zoo 40 years ago, in 1985, ...

GAINESVILLE — Kayla Young loves reptiles, but she might love the look they put on children’s faces even more. First fear, then curiosity. Surprise when they discover snakes aren’t slimy, like they ...

An unusual criminal case came to an unusual end Monday as a Milwaukee reptile expert pleaded no contest in a deal that could spare him a conviction in a case that made national headlines in 2010, when ...

MIAMI – U.S. wildlife officials can’t legally stop interstate trade of giant exotic snakes such as Burmese pythons, which threaten to eat all the native mammals in the Florida Everglades, an appeals ...

MIAMI – An appeals court has ruled the federal government cannot legally stop trade of Burmese pythons and other giant exotic snakes within the continental U.S. However, snake owners are cautioned not ...

MIAMI (AP) — U.S. wildlife officials can't legally stop interstate trade of giant exotic snakes such as Burmese pythons, which threaten to eat all the native mammals in the Florida Everglades, an ...