California’s exotic pet rules mix some of the nation’s toughest bans with surprising permissions. Ferrets and hedgehogs are off-limits, but zebras, camels, and even ostriches can be owned if you meet ...

The Molinaro Snake Lab prepares substrate for ball python hatchlings in this reptile care video.

Researchers are using tracking collars on opossums to find the invasive Burmese pythons in Florida. We explain how it's done.

A pet snake in Chicago stunned its owner by befriending a live rat placed in its terrarium at feeding time. Remarkable ...