It is important to note that every species of snake in Iowa is protected with the exception of garter and ribbon snakes and in some cases, timber rattlesnakes. Being protected means it's illegal ...

Sir Hiss-a-Lot has left the building. A nine-foot reticulated python found by Animal Control officers in Cedar Rapids is on ...

Animal Care & Control said it isn't sure if the snake was abandoned by an owner — but Iowa Code outlaws owning that type of ...

After some research, CRACC found out that Sir Hiss-a-lot is a reticulated python, which is illegal to own as a pet in Iowa.

A 9-foot reticulated python found wandering loose in an Iowa resident's front yard has a new home in Illinois.