"Snakes aren't evil — they're misunderstood," Socratis Christoforu said of his family's love for the reptiles Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013, ...

JONESBORO, Ga. - A terrified Jonesboro mom reached out to FOX 5 Atlanta after discovering not one, but two snakes inside her apartment at The Woods on Tara Boulevard. Neither of them belong to her.

This family is snake-charmed. A Florida man has transformed his garage into a haven for hundreds of exotic reptiles — and even lets his young kids cuddle with the slithery serpents in bed. “It’s ...

A study of more than 100 kindergarten-age children suggests kids tend to think of snakes differently than they do other animals and that hearing negative or objectifying language about the slithery ...

A brother and sister skipping hand-in-hand down a dirt road in Australia where oblivious to the deadly snake lying in their path, and so was their mother following behind them. The boy eventually ...

Snakes can be caring, cuddly companions, according to one Florida family. Socratis Christoforu has always had an appreciation for snakes, telling SWNS he started observing and catching the reptiles, ...