Paleontologists from National Taiwan University recently discovered a single python vertebra dating back 400,000 to 800,000 ...

"This snake could easily swallow at least a calf, if not an adult cow," an explorer and natural history photographer said of the python ...

In the Everglades, python and gator conflict keeps rising as reproduction, spread, and hidden populations outpace control ...

Antarctica’s eerie Blood Falls isn’t blood at all. Scientists have uncovered iron particles and hidden microbes beneath the ...

Guinness World Records recently confirmed that Ibu Baron, a reticulated python ( Malayopython reticulatus ), is believed to ...

Burmese pythons have reportedly found a way to adapt to cold snaps in Florida Getty Burmese pythons in Florida are reportedly evolving to adapt to cold temperatures in Florida Other reptiles, like ...

A Florida snake hunter, his wife, and their two kids were able to wrestle and take out a whopping 202-pound Burmese python in a battle that saw the slithering beast drag the professional some 15 feet ...

Frigid temperatures are set to continue over the next several days before another blast of arctic air spreads from the Plains to the Southeast Friday, Jan. 30, into Saturday, Jan. 31, with record low ...

Burmese pythons are an invasive species in South Florida, originally from Southeast Asia and introduced through the pet trade. The non-venomous constrictors disrupt the ecosystem by preying on native ...

Seaweed bathing in Ireland, a trek through Africa’s first designated wilderness quiet park—we asked National Geographic staff and contributors for their favorite places to escape the stress and noise ...

A Florida python hunter captured a 202-pound female Burmese python in the Everglades. The captured snake is the second heaviest on record in Florida, measuring 16 feet, 10 inches long. Burmese pythons ...