"It's one anniversary we'd rather not celebrate," the National Park Service said on the 40th anniversary of the sighting. The ...

A word of warning: If you’re afraid of snakes or blood-sucking insects, then this video showing a giant python being eaten alive by hundreds of ticks will almost assuredly give you the creeps. It’s ...

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A family in Cleveland, Australia, called in a professional snake catcher to remove the reptile Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work has ...

The Florida Python Challenge is an annual competition to remove invasive Burmese pythons from South Florida. The event aims to raise public awareness about the threat invasive species pose to the ...

Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers in Australia helped the family remove the large python from their home Getty A cat in Australia spent one of their nine lives narrowly avoiding a serious snake attack.