Meet ‘The Baroness’—the world’s longest wild snake

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

World’s longest snake recorded in Indonesia’s Sulawesi forests

The longest wild snake ever to be formally measured and documented is a female reticulated python, Ibu Baron, which is 7.22 ...

The Science Behind How the Reticulated Python Shimmers Like a Rainbow

Snakes come in all different patterns and colors. With so many habitats, they have evolved to camouflage in with a diverse ...

Meet the 'croc docs' who track gators, pythons in Florida Everglades

International Women and Girls in Science Day, Feb. 11, promotes full and equal access to and participation in STEM fields for ...
World Wildlife Fund (WWF)

Ball python

Learn why ball pythons are considered low risk pets and what care, habitat, and health needs to consider before owning one.
Sun Sentinel

Python swim party? Hunters observe possible new Burmese python behavior

Professional python hunters Guillermo Tapanes and Matt Kogo spotted something strange swimming in a remote pond on the border of Broward and Palm Beach counties. It was wasn’t moving like an iguana or ...
Hawk Central

Python in Florida woman's backyard a sign of their movement to urban areas

Experts believe the snakes may be dispersing from the Everglades as their population grows, using connected waterways as highways. While not considered an overwhelming threat to humans, pythons can ...