On a fall day in Gainesville, Georgia, Justin Kobylka, the forty-two-year-old owner of Kinova Reptiles, was preparing to cut open two clutches of snake eggs. He was hoping to hit upon some valuable, ...

CU Boulder researchers have discovered an appetite-suppressing compound in python blood that helps the snakes consume enormous meals and go months without eating yet remain metabolically healthy. The ...

Today we’re walking through the snakes at the Reptarium, starting with some of the least expensive species and ending with the most valuable ones in the collection. From normal ball pythons that can ...

The muscles of a python allow them to move quickly and ambush prey. ©Lauren Suryanata/Shutterstock.com Ever heard of a heat-seeking missile? Well, meet nature's version: the heat-sensing python. In ...