CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The rock python is one of the few snakes that actually care for their eggs. For over 90 days after they’re ...

Snakes might not top everyone’s list of favorite creatures, but there’s no denying they’ve mastered the art of growing long, heavy, and—let’s be honest—pretty intimidating. A few are so big their ...

One night in August, Babs Brandon heard a crash from her son’s room in their home in Church Crookham, England, southwest of London. She assumed Daniel Brandon, 31, had dropped a dumbbell or knocked ...

Who knew that 25-foot-long snakes had their own lobbyists? Is this a great country or what? The Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council and the United States Association of Reptile Keepers have mounted an ...

MIAMI — Wildlife officials hope chilly temperatures in South Florida help keep another large snake from making a home in the Everglades. For the last five years, wildlife authorities from multiple ...

Indian rock python. Python molurus is a non-venomous python species. The heart of the African Rock Python enlarges when it swallows an animal, like a whole gazelle, but later contracts to the normal ...

When someone says “giant snake,” your brain probably jumps straight to a movie scene — you know, a huge slithery beast lurking in the jungle, ready to snatch a person like it’s grabbing a snack.