A new study reveals how boa constrictors avoid suffocating themselves while constricting their prey.

Jan. 28 (UPI) --A sheriff's deputy in Florida ended up in an unusual situation when he was called to remove a 9-foot boa constrictor from a surprised resident's yard. The Indian River Sheriff's Office ...

Firefighters caught a boa constrictor curled up inside a car engine in Brazil. Footage shows the serpent resting under the bonnet in Belo Horizonte on Monday morning. Onlookers watched as the fire ...

Port St. Lucie preserves 105 acres once slated for development Port St. Lucie buys 105-acre Rosser Lakes property for $2.5M, preserving lakes and natural land once slated for nearly 100 homes. Gunman ...

The owner of a 9-foot, red-tailed boa constrictor recovered Jan. 25 by an Indian River County Sheriff’s deputy has retrieved the creature, according to an official at the Humane Society of Vero Beach ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It could be assumed many would run – quickly − in the other direction if told a 10- to 15-foot snake was at a residential home.

A few years ago there was a fascinating but rather unpleasant story. It had all the qualities of a good mystery. A frantic 911 call brought police to a home. The caller had only been able to ...

A cute video of an Amazon tree boa yawning went viral, but is it really yawning? Read here to learn more about why snakes yawn.