A snake owner has shared how her pet snake accidentally mistook her hand for a rat, leading to an unfortunate bite. Mia lives in Western Washington and has had her ball python Aphrodite for five years ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Burmese python is one of the largest snakes in the world. Adult snakes caught in Florida are between 6 and 9 feet on average, ...

Burmese pythons are killing off mammals that would normally keep Florida's rat population in check. A new study found that parts of the Florida Everglades were becoming overrun with rats as a result.