Burmese pythons have proven to be formidable foes to large wildlife. Consequently, in habitats where the pythons live, there ...

A chicken keeper in Florida has spent almost a year trying to get rid of a 6-foot yellow rat snake that keeps slipping back ...

A photo of a rat snake gulping down a full chicken egg is drawing plenty of attention online, partly because a lot of viewers ...

Hungry snake caught swallowing another, even bigger snake headfirst. Many species of snakes are capable of swallowing prey ...

Chandler’s Wild Life explores the natural feeding behavior of a king cobra, offering insight into snake ecology and the role ...

The grass snake is thought to be the UK's most common snake species. It is the UK's longest snake and can exceed a metre in ...

The world’s biggest snake, a previously unknown species of giant anaconda, was discovered recently in an Amazon rainforest. With a length of up to 7.5 meters and a weight of nearly 500 kilograms, this ...

A 12-foot python in South Africa died after eating a porcupine, thanks to the creature's sharp quills. Talk about a dangerous ...

Most predators are opportunistic hunters. If a species is open to eating multiple types of prey, it can improve its odds of finding food and surviving. However, some predators have taken a very ...

A new study finds that invasive Burmese pythons in South Florida can open their jaws even wider than researchers previously ...

It’s tricky to measure a snake, especially in the wild, says Beki Hooper. Given that they are, basically, one long line, this might be a bit of a surprise, but snakes rarely cooperate with a ruler – ...

The dates for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge – the annual 10-day hunt for invasive Burmese pythons – were announced today, May 19, with registration now open. The 2026 python hunt will run from ...