Foreword / Richard Shine -- Introduction -- The biology of boas and pythons: a retrospective look to the future / Robert W. Henderson and Robert Powell -- Ecology, natural history, and evolution -- ...

Taylor Sciarappa had finished her McCrispy sandwich and was walking back to her car sipping a blue Berry Blast Powerade when she heard the screaming. "This guy that was at the drive-thru window was ...

A Palm Beach County man discovered a 7-foot boa snake in his driveway while on his way to work. The snake was identified as a boa constrictor, an invasive species in Florida, but likely a pet. A ...

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A pet boa constrictor named Pablo made a break for it Palm Beach County when his owner's wife went into labor.

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