The naming of snakes is not something random or whimsical that happens spontaneously when they are found in the field. On the contrary, there is a well-defined process through which this naming ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On February 4th, the longest wild snake in history was recorded according to Guinness World Records. The reticulated python was ...

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 ...

A team of Burmese python hunters caught a record breaking 8,000 pounds in snake this season. Meet the man leading the crusade.

Ian Bartoszek may know more about Burmese pythons than anyone who has ever walked Earth. Program director for the Conservancy of Southwest Florida's world-renowned Burmese python capture and removal ...

Few animals capture attention quite like giant snakes. Their size alone is enough to spark curiosity, and among the largest of them, anacondas and pythons are often mentioned in the same breath. Both ...