"This snake could easily swallow at least a calf, if not an adult cow," an explorer and natural history photographer said of ...

A recent study compiled over 500 incidents of cannibalism in more than 200 species of snakes, revealing that the behavior is ...

A new study reveals that numerous snake species are more cannibalistic than previously thought.

A review of over 500 reports of cannibalistic behavior in snakes finds it's appeared multiple times in different evolutionary ...

A giant python nicknamed The Baroness has shattered snake records in Indonesia. How big is the world’s longest wild snake—and why does her survival matter now?

The South Florida Water Management District started its second year of the python elimination program. One hunter has stood ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Scientists recently split the king cobra into four separate ...

Learn more about the impact our parents and negative language have on how we begin to think about snakes at a young age.

Discovery of record-length python in Sulawesi highlights threats and conservation efforts for giant snakes in Indonesia.

Snakes have adapted to climb trees, leap across hot sand, and even swim through water — all without arms or legs. What’s their secret? Mike Bock This corn snake, shown here at the Smithsonian's ...

Snakes may well be one of nature's greatest predators, capable of eating whole deer or even crocodiles, but just as ...