What is a ball python? And why isn't this 'nice cousin' to the Burmese hunted during the Florida Python Challenge? We explain ...

Ophidiophobia (the phobia of snakes) is one of the more common phobias psychologists treat today. Some researchers posit that ...

As the Florida Python Challenge gets closer, let's take a look at the largest Burmese pythons caught in Florida.

Why female Burmese pythons removal is key Biologists target adult female pythons to stop python reproduction. Since 2013, the team has stopped 20,000 python eggs from hatching.

The battle against the invasive Burmese python by the Conservancy of Southwest Florida reached a milestone after a record removal season.

Killer Ball Pythons; We travel all the way to Minnesota to visit Marc Bailey's Ball Python collection ...

How does a pygmy hippo celebrate her birthday? With a watermelon treat and party decorations, of course. The charming Hannah Shirley is the world’s oldest pygmy hippopotamus to ever live in ...

The world’s longest living pygmy hippo in captivity is a Ramona resident Hannah Shirley, 51, cared for at the Ramona Wildlife Center, broke a world record this weekend ...

A Ramona Wildlife Center pygmy hippo that was rescued more than two decades ago broke a world record this weekend by becoming the oldest living captive pygmy hippo in recorded history, San Diego ...

Officials at a Southern California wildlife center celebrated a significant milestone on May 25, as a pygmy hippo housed at the facility now owns the title of the world’s oldest in managed care.

The San Diego Humane Society’s Ramona Wildlife Center has a new record to celebrate! Its beloved Hannah Shirley was crowned the world’s oldest living pygmy hippopotamus in managed care.

Pygmy hippo at Ramona Wildlife Center is oldest in world ‘in managed care' Hannah Shirley became the oldest such animal ever in managed care, surpassing the previous record of 51 years, 6 months ...