The Bluff Downs Giant Python hunted mammals, birds and reptiles in the woodlands and vine thickets bordering Australian watercourses during Pliocene times. Its nearest living relative is the Olive ...

When people talk about the heaviest snakes in the world, the discussion often drifts between exaggeration and half-remembered ...

"Large adults are, in fact, capable of killing a human. Although if you leave them alone, they'll usually leave you alone." ...

Close encounters turn scientific when Brian Barczyk comes face-to-face with a 20-foot anaconda and an agitated python. Between dodging strikes, he explains how each species evolved—from egg-laying ...

Florida Python Challenge has hunters trying to eliminate invasive Burmese snakes. Do they attack or kill humans? Are they venomous?

Foreword / Richard Shine -- Introduction -- The biology of boas and pythons: a retrospective look to the future / Robert W. Henderson and Robert Powell -- Ecology, natural history, and evolution -- ...

Big, expert at swimming and able to deliver a deadly squeeze. When you think of an anaconda, you know what to expect. Or do ...

Crocodiles are really animals that live in the water. They are not completely safe from other animals. Some big snakes are strong enough to attack, squeeze and eat a crocodile. This usually happens in ...