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

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

Guinness World Records recently confirmed that Ibu Baron, a reticulated python ( Malayopython reticulatus ), is believed to be the longest verifiably measured wild snake in the world. She was first ...

Paleontologists from National Taiwan University recently discovered a single python vertebra dating back 400,000 to 800,000 ...

North America is home to a surprising variety of large snakes, from the hefty Eastern Indigo Snake of the Southeast to the massive Boa Constrictors found in parts of Florida. Some are native, while ...

Discovery of record-length python in Sulawesi highlights threats and conservation efforts for giant snakes in Indonesia.

Burmese pythons, native to South Asia, are an invasive species in Florida, posing a threat to the ecosystem. The Florida Python Challenge, a 10-day competition, encourages hunters to remove Burmese ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. In the humid swamps of what is now Colombia, there was once ...

A viral video shows a 20-foot reticulated python on a “walk in the park.” Is that safe or even good for the snake? Learn how big reticulated pythons get, whether outdoor time benefits pet snakes, and ...

A snake in southern California was craving more than rodents and birds this week, so it stopped at an In-N-Out Burger drive-thru to get some grub. An employee at the burger chain’s Monrovia location ...