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

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

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

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?

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.

A review of over 500 reports of cannibalistic behavior in snakes finds it's appeared multiple times in different evolutionary lineages, leading researchers to hypothesize it's beneficial for snakes ...

Snakes are creepy enough with their hissing, silent slithering, and potential for venomous bites. But new research has uncovered another reason to fear snakes. It turns out that snakes have exhibited ...

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 ...