Though widely bred in captivity in the U.S. and Europe, tens of thousands are exported from West Africa each year, with little understanding of what that means for their conservation or well-being.

Three new reports show the sustainability of python farming and wild harvesting and the trade’s positive impact on local livelihoods Three new reports show the sustainability of python farming and ...

The federal government branded the Burmese python, infamous for swallowing a smorgasbord of Everglades critters from rabbits to gators, a serpent non grata on Tuesday. The action, which will ban the ...

There’s no evidence to show that the trade in blood pythons from Indonesia, coveted for their skins for making luxury fashion items, is sustainable, a new study shows. In fact, the evidence indicates ...

The ball python is the most commonly traded African species under CITES, with more than 3 million of these reptiles exported since 1975, mainly from Togo, Ghana and Benin. Listed under CITES Appendix ...

The global trade in python skins is often illegal and is threatening the survival of some species, says a new International Trade Centre report, external. Researchers say the growing demand for ...