Both the Green tree python and the Emerald tree boa are huge green snakes, and though they belong to entirely distinct genera of snakes in opposite hemispheres, they are most typically confused with ...

The court heard Clinton Spiteri was with two others when he visited a rainforest in the Cape York area to steal eight snakes.

A Sydney man who poached eight pythons, including six “near threatened” green tree pythons from Iron Range National Park in Cape York, has been fined more than $30,000 and given a three month jail ...

Get the scoop from an animal keeper who works with snakes Robin Saunders Do snakes have ears? How well can they see? How do scales help them slither? Get the scoop on your friend, the snake, from ...

A Sydney man faces the prospect of a jail term and a $50,000 fine after pleading guilty to taking ‘sacred’ green tree pythons from Cape York that traditional owners describe as integral to their ...

A green tree python (Morelia viridis) at a Zoo in Australia. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions ...