A careful look inside an overdue ball python egg shows a healthy baby snake and a peek at its hatch progress.

Hatching baby reptiles is definitely not for the squeamish. Handler peeled open a leathery eggshell to find a tiny Australian olive python swimming in thick, gooey fluid. As the slippery newborn poked ...

Moving the annual competition from January to July significantly increased the number of pythons captured. The timing of the challenge also coincides with the python hatching season, leading to more ...