"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.

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...