For researchers, including Georgetown University chemist Jennifer Swift, analyzing reptilian pee crystals presented an ...

Do reptiles pee liquid urine? It’s not a question I thought I’d be asking myself when I woke up this morning, but life comes at you fast. A new study has proven that it’s a question worth asking, ...

To build on that, species like the ball python (Python regius) are currently listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, primarily due to habitat loss and exploitation for the pet trade.

Snakes and mice don’t look alike. But much of what we know about skin coloration and patterning in vertebrates generally, including in snakes, is based on lab mice. However, there are limits to what ...

In 2020, this female ball python, aged 62, laid a clutch of viable eggs, despite having no contact with a male for over 15 ...