Picture an animal that huddles up with others when stressed, babysits its young, hangs out around relatives, and gathers in big groups every year. Did you imagine a rattlesnake? For a long time, ...

This snake in an Australian suburb was carrying an astonishing number of parasitic hitchhikers.

Tracking a single male python through protected wetlands led biologists to one of the largest breeding females captured this year.

The annual Florida Python Challenge was held in July this year and when all of the counting was completed, a woman from ...

A large alligator nicknamed 'Godzilla' was caught on video dragging an enormous Burmese python through the water in the Florida Everglades.

California will have an official state snake in 2026. A new law that takes effect in January makes the giant garter snake (Thamnophis gigas) the official state snake. The species is native to ...

Burmese pythons are an invasive species in Florida that have significantly impacted the native mammal population. The python population likely became established after escaping breeding facilities ...

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 ...

Florida couple Christina Kraus and Aaron Mann captured 87 invasive pythons from the Everglades in July, setting that month’s record and netting them thousands of dollars in payouts for helping remove ...

His snake eyes were bigger than his stomach. Florida might have a new ally in the ongoing fight against the invasive Burmese python scourge — chilly weather. Researchers who track the elusive and ...

A large snake appears to be on the loose in the South Bay. A couple in a neighborhood on the Santa Clara-San Jose border discovered what looks to be a python in their backyard Wednesday evening. The ...

A large snake appears to be on the loose in the South Bay. A couple in a neighborhood on the Santa Clara-San Jose border discovered what looks to be a python in their backyard Wednesday evening.