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

Deep inside Indonesia’s forests, a rescued python stunned experts by stretching longer than any wild snake ever verified, ...

A giant python nicknamed The Baroness has shattered snake records in Indonesia. How big is the world’s longest wild snake—and why does her survival matter now?

I’m not sure there’s a person in the world who could scroll past a short video of a man calmly letting a 20-foot python ...

Coming face-to-face with a large snake is enough to make most people freeze. In this short video circulating online, however, two boys do the opposite — stepping in when they see a large python ...

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

A dramatic video shows how python hunter Carl Jackson wrestled with a 200-pound snake that he estimates dragged him 10-15 feet.

The female python, dubbed "Ibu Baron" or "The Baroness", was found on the volcanic island of Sulawesi, Indonesia, and has now entered the Guinness World Records books ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Scientists recently split the king cobra into four separate ...

The Papuan olive python (Apodora papuana) is a truly unique creature from the rainforests of New Guinea. Known for its ability to change colours, this giant snake fascinates researchers and wildlife ...

In the annals of record-breaking animals, there is big, and then there is Florida python big. Leave it to a professional ...

Professional python hunter needed his family’s help to wrest the second-heaviest invasive Burmese python on record out of the swamp.