On February 4th, the longest wild snake in history was recorded according to Guinness World Records. The reticulated python ...

"This snake could easily swallow at least a calf, if not an adult cow," an explorer and natural history photographer said of ...

A massive python was spotted gliding through the flooded streets of Bali after three days of unrelenting rain transformed the ...

Wild predators must regularly hunt or forage to survive. While many animals graze or scavenge, large constrictor snakes rely on overpowering and swallowing prey whole. But even experienced predators ...

Professional python hunter needed his family’s help to wrest the second-heaviest invasive Burmese python on record out of the swamp.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. There have been multiple documented incidents where large ...

Python researcher Bruce Jayne urges people to not be afraid of the nonvenomous snakes but his descriptions of how they trap, squeeze and kill their prey might make you squeamish Wendy Grossman Kantor ...

A Queensland man visiting family on the NSW Central Coast made an urgent stop at the Australian Reptile Park when he discovered a snake coiled up in a very peculiar location in his car. To the ...

Snakes, in general, do not win any parenting awards. The snake species that lay eggs usually plop their clutch in a hole, cover them with dirt, then slither off hoping for the best. Most of the 30 ...

MIAMI — A nationwide ban on importing four giant snake species or transporting them across state lines is costing reptile breeders, handlers, hobbyists and vendors millions and should be overturned, ...