Pythons are nonvenomous snakes found in Asia, Africa and Australia. Because they are not native to North or South America, they are considered Old World snakes. The word python can refer to both the ...

The 2024 Florida Python Challenge is now underway. The annual competition aims to rid the Everglades of the Burmese python, an invasive species that poses a threat to the ecosystem. The snake hunt ...

Stacy Tornio has authored more than 15 books about animals, nature, and gardening. She is a master gardener and master naturalist. Scaleless snakes may seem contradictory. Scales are a defining ...

Snakes are among the most mysterious and awe-inspiring creatures on the planet. While many people are familiar with venomous snakes or constrictors, few realize just how massive some species can get.

Invasive Burmese pythons are squeezing the life out of the Everglades. An unlikely sisterhood of the swamp is taking them on. For Beth Koehler and Peggy Van Gorder, this is how it works: Three days a ...

Most people know that green anacondas are huge. But you may not know that they give birth to live young and can stay underwater for up to 10 minutes on a single breath. Read on for more gripping facts ...

The West African gaboon viper has the longest fangs of any snake. In a 6ft (1.83m) long specimen they measured 2in (50mm). Snakes don’t blink as they have transparent eyelids that are fused shut. When ...