Staff initially asked for help finding the owner of what they assumed was a pet snake ... is a Reticulated Python. This type of snake is illegal across the state per Iowa Code 717F.

On March 16, experienced snake handler Jeremy De Haan was called out to the family home where a non-venomous coastal carpet python had caught and consumed the family pet. The kitten had ventured ...

Florida Python Challenge is Aug. 9-18 and is held every August under the guidance of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.