It is easy to confuse the Boa constrictor and the Python due to their identical looks and manner of killing their prey. The two species are relatively big non-venomous snakes that use constriction for ...

Dozens of caged pythons and one pet boa constrictor named Big Shirl were killed by Florida wildlife officers last week in what some reptile enthusiasts say was an overreach of authority in euthanizing ...

LOWER TOWNSHIP — Police, animal control officers and state wildlife officials are trying to find a massive snake, possibly a python or a boa constrictor, that is on the loose in the Villas section.