Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Boa constrictors are a fairly well-known group of non-venomous snakes that occupy a unique place in pop culture. Their massive ...

The Silver boa, the official name is Chilabothrus argentum, was confirmed a new species after an expedition to the uninhabited Conception Island, part of a body of small islands and islets called ...

A new species of boa constrictor with silvery scales has been discovered on a remote island in the Bahamas. Scientists identified 20 of the three-foot long snakes during two expeditions to the ...

A Florida homeowner found an alarming surprise in her yard: a giant snake. Authorities identified the animal as a 9-foot boa constrictor, a species that is not native to Florida. According to the ...

The Emerald Tree Boa (Corallus caninus) is a boa species found in the rainforests of South America.© Lauren Suryanata/Shutterstock.com The genus Boa includes species such as the boa constrictor, found ...

There's a slithering bandit on the loose Down Under. Officials in Australia are searching a suburb of Sydney where an adult boa constrictor is believed to be "at large" after "freshly shed" snake skin ...

Hundreds of visitors took turns peering through glass to see sloths, a hedgehog, boa constrictor and other species during a special Members Night preview of a new summer exhibit called Survival of the ...

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April 10 (UPI) --A red-tailed boa constrictor on the loose in suburban Sydney was finally captured by a professional reptile wrangler -- thanks in part to the efforts of a TV news reporter. The boa ...