A woman in Australia woke up to a massive python in her bed and survived by staying calm and making the right moves.

Carl Jackson has only been hunting snakes in Florida since June of 2025. He's off to a strong start with a near-record catch ...

Ian Easterling, a biologist with the Conservancy of Southwest Florida, captured a 153-pound female Burmese python, one of the largest caught in Florida in 2025. Conservancy of Southwest ...

From navigation to social behavior to personality, scientists are rewriting what it means to be a clever snake. Here’s what we know, according to research. Snakes have long been cast as cold, ...

A python measuring 21 feet and weighing more than 200 pounds was captured this week behind a home in the Malaysian district of Jasin. The discovery of the enormous reptile left villagers “shocked,” ...

TALISAY, Philippines — Typhoons apparently cause all sorts of critters to emerge and mingle with humans. The massive storm earlier this month prompted a python to slither through floodwaters in the ...

A Florida resident, with the help of friends, used a snare and ax to subdue a massive Burmese python that they had encountered Tuesday on the way home from dinner. Wade Gardner, of Rotonda West in ...

Sacramento County development plans threaten Natomas Basin habitat and conservancy. The habitat conservation plan balances 8,050 acres of development with mitigation. Giant garter snake serves as ...

On June 3, 2025, in Borneo, Indonesia, dramatic footage showed a 20-foot python coiling around a tour guide's neck during a swamp capture. The snake catcher, identified as Heru, was pulled into the ...

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 ...

It stopped in for a bite. Fast food workers got a large-scale surprise when they spotted a massive python slithering around an In-N-Out burger joint in California. The non-venomous snake made its ...

A snake in southern California was craving more than rodents and birds this week, so it stopped at an In-N-Out Burger drive-thru to get some grub. An employee at the burger chain’s Monrovia location ...