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

Guinness World Records recently confirmed that Ibu Baron, a reticulated python ( Malayopython reticulatus ), is believed to ...

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

Snakes come in all different patterns and colors. With so many habitats, they have evolved to camouflage in with a diverse range of environments. One snake that sticks out amongst the rest due to its ...

Deep inside Indonesia’s forests, a rescued python stunned experts by stretching longer than any wild snake ever verified, raising new questions about hidden giants, human conflict, and fragile ...

They estimated that the python could be at least 10% longer if she were sedated.

I’m not sure there’s a person in the world who could scroll past a short video of a man calmly letting a 20-foot python ...

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 ...

The Burmese python is one of the largest snakes in the world. Adult snakes caught in Florida are between 6 and 9 feet on average, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

The South Florida Water Management District started its second year of the python elimination program. One hunter has stood ...

A ball python, also called the royal python, is a less troublesome cousin to the Burmese, and has been eating its way through the Everglades for decades. Ball pythons are native to west sub Saharan ...