Scientists are revealing how the Amazon tree boa's skin scales help it move and hunt in the rainforest. These scales have different textures on different body parts. This helps the snake grip branches ...

Boa constrictors are a fairly well-known group of non-venomous snakes that occupy a unique place in pop culture. Their massive size and primary attack method — squeezing their prey to death — makes ...

April 29 (UPI) --A 5-foot boa constrictor rescued from a tree limb in Texas has a new permanent home with the animal control officer who captured her. Arlington Animal Control Officer David Davis said ...

ARLINGTON, Texas — A sneaky slithery serpent got stuck in a tree in Arlington's Veterans Park last week, according to the city. A 6-foot-long red-tailed boa constrictor was pulled down from the tree ...

Arlington animal control officer David Davis has captured a variety of creatures over the past few years, but never a boa constrictor. Photos of Davis holding the snake were shared online by Arlington ...

Deep in the Amazon canopy, a shy tree boa moves with silent confidence. Its body glides across branches that shift with the passing winds. According to scientists, this is not some simple trick of ...

No, a boa constrictor was not found this week at Cincinnati's Ault Park. It was just a monstrous rat snake, wildlife officials say.Carsen Gerome – who admits she’s not much of a snake expert – says ...

Snakes are some of the most diverse and captivating creatures in the animal kingdom, and their colors are a key feature that ...

A large snake has been filmed soaking up the sun on a patch of grass in Scotland. According to the Daily Record, offshore worker Jack Carson, 22, came across the snake on Wednesday while walking ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Zoo Knoxville welcomed seven new Madagascar tree boas on Wednesday in the first successful breeding of the species in the United States this year. According to Zoo Knoxville, ...

April 29 (UPI) --A 5-foot boa constrictor rescued from a tree limb in Texas has a new permanent home with the animal control officer who captured her. Arlington Animal Control Officer David Davis said ...