Python farms could be the antidote to the RM3.2bil-a-year black market in these fashionable and expensive skins. Illegally traded python skins worth US$1bil (RM3.2bil) are being imported into Europe ...

Illegal python skins worth an estimated $1 billion are being imported into Europe every year to feed growing demand for the luxury leather, according to a new report. Nearly 500,000 skins are shipped ...

NEW YORK — Pythons are bashed with hammers, impaled on hooks and skinned alive to provide skins used by French luxury brand Gucci to craft handbags, shoes and belts that sell for hundreds if not ...

Illegal python skins worth an estimated $1 billion are being imported into Europe every year to feed growing demand for the luxury leather, according to a new report. Nearly 500,000 skins are shipped ...

Ever admired a snazzy pair of python boots? Snapped open an elegant python-skin clutch? Dreamed of cinching your jeans with a sleek python belt? Zach Hoffman is one of them. A transplant from Boston, ...

VietNamNet Bridge - A set of raw python skin priced at $100 is used to make commercial products worth up to $6,160. VietNamNet Bridge - A set of raw python skin priced at $100 is used to make ...

Among the grizzled delegates and hacks at this sweltering Cites conference, the well-heeled representatives of Gucci and other fashion houses cut a dash. But they weren't here for the catwalk. They ...