Man fined $30,000 for poaching rare snakes from Far North Queensland rainforest

The court heard Clinton Spiteri was with two others when he visited a rainforest in the Cape York area to steal eight snakes.
The South African

Inside the world of Zimbabwe’s famous snake catcher

Meet Zimbabwe’s self-taught snake catcher and discover how he built a career rescuing cobras, pythons and black mambas across ...
Guinness World Records on MSN

Record-breaking reticulated python and the conservation of giant snakes in Indonesia

Discovery of record-length python in Sulawesi highlights threats and conservation efforts for giant snakes in Indonesia.
Rome Sentinel

Burmese python chosen as Utica Zoo's 'preZOOdent'

Utica Zoo’s 2026 PreZOOdential election has officially come to an end, and they are excited to announce that their fourth ever PreZOOdent is Spot, the Burmese python.

South Florida’s Newest Invasive Threat Is a 6-Foot-Long Lizard from Africa

For invasive reptile hunters in Florida, there’s another predatory lizard on the radar. Nile monitors, native to Africa, are populating parts of the Sunshine State, and they can now be killed ...
WKTV NewsChannel 2

Burmese Python Slithers to Victory in Utica Zoo's 2026 Election

A Burmese python named Spot has been named the new Prezoodent at the Utica Zoo after winning the 2026 election.