The death of two young children who died after a large python escaped from a pet store has prompted shock and outrage across the country, from people who wonder how a creature could have been allowed ...

Two boys were sleeping in an apartment above a reptile store. Aug. 5, 2013— -- Two young boys were strangled by an escaped python as they slept today, according to the the Royal Canadian Mounted ...

A man has died after being strangled by his pet snake as he tried to bathe it, according to reports. The 42-year-old is believed to have been found by his child after the 2.5 stone reptile wrapped ...

OXFORD, Fla. A pet Burmese python measuring more than 8 feet long broke out of a terrarium and strangled a 2-year-old girl in her bedroom Wednesday at a central Florida home, authorities said.

VIRGINIA BEACH -- A young woman apparently was strangled to death by her 13-foot pet python while trying to administer medication to it, police said. The victim, 25-year-old Amanda Ruth Black, was ...

BUSHNELL, Fla. - A central Florida couple has been convicted in the death of a toddler strangled in her crib by a pet python. A Sumter County jury found 21-year-old mother Jaren Hare and her live-in ...