While most snake species are solitary hunters, a rare and fascinating few engage in cooperative hunting—a remarkable behavior ...

When you think of snakes, you may be most concerned about whether the snake is venomous or not. Rattlesnakes in the United States are very venomous; the Black Mamba is an extremely venomous snake in ...

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 ...

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 laid, the mom will stand guard over ...

An African rock python caused a scare in Meru before its recapture Handlers announced it had left its display pit by scaling an eight-foot wall Workers trailed it to the kiosk National Museums of ...

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 ...

TORONTO — A 100-pound (45-kilogram) python blamed in the strangling deaths of two Canadian boys apparently escaped from its enclosure, slithered through a ventilation system and fell through the ...

Snake expert John Kendrick, a manager at the Reptile Store in Hamilton, Ontario, said it sounds like the python was not enclosed properly and might have been spooked. He called the strangling deaths ...