The rescue effort required assistance from a local contractor, who helped remove floorboards of a shed so responders could safely access the animal.

The snake’s head was as big as a garden spade, lunging at hunter Mike Kimmel once, twice, before sinking its recurved teeth into his arm causing blood to spurt in rhythm with his racing heart. Alone on a spoil island deep in the Everglades Kimmel had ...

A kookaburra escaped death after snake catchers in Queensland rescued it from the grip of a carpet python hanging from the roof of a house. The bird appeared lifeless at first but recovered within minutes,

SXSW: Snake hunters from around the world descend upon the Everglades to cull the invasive Burmese python population in a contest that plays out like a Florida-fied "Cannonball Run." You can’t have a picnic at the beach and then be upset when seagulls ...