She may go hungry during this period and will fiercely protect her nest from predators. Hatchling pythons are about 18 to 24 inches (45–60 cm) long at birth and are immediately self-reliant ...

She shivers her muscles to produce heat in a process called shivering thermogenesis. The eggs incubate for a period of around two months, and the hatchling pythons are weaned from infancy.

St. Croix was historically known as a snake-free island, but as of Monday, more than 1,500 reptiles — mostly red-tail boa ...

Unlike many reptiles, female pythons exhibit maternal care, coiling around their eggs and using muscle contractions to generate heat that maintains optimal incubation temperatures. This behavior ...

Burmese pythons are an invasive species in Florida that can be humanely killed on private property with landowner permission. Humane killing requires immediate loss of consciousness followed by ...

The Philadelphia Zoo says the hatchlings are "doing well." Four tortoise hatchlings born at the Philadelphia Zoo now have names. Over 13,000 people voted for the zoo's youngest stars to be named ...

Burmese pythons — large, nonvenomous constrictor snakes — are native to South Asia, but since they were introduced to Florida, they have become one of the most destructive invasive species the ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The Philadelphia Zoo announced the names of the four new Galapagos Tortoise hatchlings. The names Dorothy, Rose, Blanche and Sophia pay tribute to the ladies of "The Golden ...