Stuck Eye Caps and Patchy Shedding: What Dry Air Does to Ball Pythons

Low humidity in a ball python's enclosure triggers a chain of health problems that go far beyond a rough shed, and most ...
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Pythons' extreme biology may hold clues for treating human disease

These snakes can go for months without eating, grow and shrink the size of their hearts and jump start their metabolism on a ...

8 snake species that rarely bite humans: From corn snakes to ball pythons

Snakes have a reputation for being quick to strike, but several species rarely live up to that image. Breeders who work with these animals select for calm temperaments, and many of the snakes kept as ...
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Ball python found trespassing at fire academy in Washington, D.C.

Sept. 23 (UPI) --A ball python found its way into the D.C. Fire and EMS Department's training academy and was safely apprehended by emergency personnel. The department said on social media that the ...
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Rhode Island DEM officials warn of releasing pets after ball python snake captured

Case of Legionnaires' disease reported at rehabilitation center in Providence A case of Legionnaires' disease has been reported in association with the Elmhurst Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, ...
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Skip Maas holding pet pythons (IMAGE)

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 ...