Snakes

The Southern African rock python is one of the largest snakes in Africa measuring up to 18 feet in length.

The eight-month-old pit bull Zeus died after defending two children from a venomous coral snake in Florida.

Researchers estimate there are nearly 30,000 pythons in the Florida Everglades, and most grow to be 8 to 10 feet long.

Officials have warned people in the Carolinas to be on the lookout for snakes during Hurricane Florence flooding.

"The reptiles were in canisters, packed in bags, carried in hand luggage," environmental authorities said, after discovering the snakes when the plane landed.

It's not quite Jurassic Park, but the finds reveal "critical" clues about the evolutionary history of the slithery beasts.

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The struggle took place in the backyard of a house in Queensland, Australia.

The snake can eat prey up to four times bigger than what they would be capable of swallowing whole, giving them a survival advantage.

This video is hard to watch.

"This made for one of the most impressive radiographs I have seen," the vet that dealt with the animal said.

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The 17-year-old boy got an unwelcome surprise when he made a late night toilet stop.

Authorities found 10 venomous snakes and two dead cobras in the home of Brandon Joseph Boyles, a snake vlogger.

Mezcal normally contains the famous "maguey" worm, but Mexican authorities encountered other species in 15 bottles.

Animals with abnormalities like this rarely survive for long.

The brown snake is responsible for 23 of the 35 fatalities recorded by the National Coronial Information System since 2000. 

Scientists were inspired by kirigami paper cutting.

The man called the 8-foot python "Tiny."

It was captured along a busy road.

We are slowly learning about how this disease affects snakes.

"This really is a worst-case scenario."

The person's age, gender and whether they survived their decision was not immediately clear.

Police said the reptile was "not fond" of the officers' attention.

Hunter Jason Leon will get a $375 reward for bringing the snake in.

People on the train began to panic as the three-foot reptile appeared.

Python's in southeast Asia can grow to 20 foot long and kill their prey by suffocating them first.

The pattern of decline in sightings is apparent across both rural and suburban gardens.

Unfortunately the animal is already considered critically endangered.

The creature died after giving birth to a single egg.