Stock image of a Southern African Python. Thought to be the largest species of snake in Africa, one of these snakes got caught behind barbed wire, requiring snake catcher Nick Evans' assistance.

Black snakes are more than just dark, sleek creatures. They represent a wide spectrum of species, each with remarkable ...

A huge snake’s big meal in South Africa has turned out to be its last. After the death of a 12-foot-long African Rock Python, park rangers opened its stomach. Inside they found a 30-pound ...

The state wildlife commission now requires that Burmese pythons, African rock pythons and several other snakes have microchips implanted to prevent owners from abandoning them.

What is a ball python snake? And why isn't this 'nice cousin' to the Burmese hunted in Florida? We explain the details.

Corrie Lotter, an ASI-licensed snake catcher, recently assisted with relocating a large Southern African python in Munster.

That could lead to a new “super snake,” said George Horne, the water district’s deputy executive director. In Africa, the rock python eats creatures as large as goats and crocodiles.

Pythons have huge appetites, but which snake would win an eating contest? Surprisingly, it's a harmless little African snake that consumes eggs whole like an amuse-bouche.