"Bud heard there was free food, nice rooms, and vet care at your place." ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. More than 4,200 species of snakes exist on the planet and ...

Skip Maas, a PhD candidate in the Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, holds his personal pet snakes, Gaius and Agrippina. In the lab, Maas studies python metabolism to better ...

Wildlife researchers and snake catchers warn of a contagious new snake disease. Find out how to spot the warning signs.

Expert at the Conservancy of Southwest Florida topped their own record for the most tonnage of Burmese python removed from ...

A python hunter captured the second heaviest Burmese python on record in Florida, weighing 202 pounds. The captured female python measured 16 feet, 10 inches long and was found in the Big Cypress ...