Have you noticed that many invasive species are snakes? We explain why snakes are so good at taking over new areas.

As the zoo celebrates its 200th birthday, photographer David Levene captures the people keeping their (sometimes very dangerous) patients healthy and happy. Introduction: Patrick Barkham ...

Hungry snake caught swallowing another, even bigger snake headfirst. Many species of snakes are capable of swallowing prey much larger than themselves, such as deer, cows and even humans. However, ...

Invasive Asian swamp eels are spreading in South Florida canals. UF wants the public's help to track this threat to native ...

For more than 20 years, Nikki and Frank Jorgenson and their business Snake River Doodles have helped thousands of animals and ...

Hognose snakes are not among the world's largest snakes, but their upturned snouts make them unmistakable to identify.

Snakes are slithering around this time of year, and so are myths surrounding their behavior. In North Carolina, the creatures ...

Python’s Kiss” collects a baker’s dozen stories, nine of which previously have been published in the New Yorker and elsewhere ...

Python’s Kiss” collects a baker’s dozen stories, nine of which have previously been published in The New Yorker and elsewhere ...

This Instagram post of a Burmese python eating a 77-pound white-tailed deer is quite horrifying. It teaches us a lot about the power of these incredible but invasive reptiles. At the same time, it ...

A python hunter captured a nearly 17-foot, 202-pound snake in the Florida Everglades. While it is legal to eat python meat in Florida, health officials strongly advise against it. Testing has revealed ...