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

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. There have been multiple documented incidents where large ...

Snakes come in all different patterns and colors. With so many habitats, they have evolved to camouflage in with a diverse ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

Goldie the reticulated python, a resident of the Skunk Ape Research Headquarters in Ochopee, Florida, has died at approximately 35 years old. Believed to be the largest snake in captivity, Goldie ...

Snakes of all varieties are found in communities worldwide. However, when an 18-foot python is on the loose, it can put those who live in communities where the huge snakes are not part of the local ...

Their feeding habits revolve around their ability to swallow prey whole. The jaw of a python can stretch open up to 150 degrees, and they have loose ligaments between their bones to help move their ...