While attention usually focuses on the Burmese python population wreaking havoc across the Florida Everglades and slithering its way north, green anacondas and boa constrictors also have been seen ...

Across South Florida, giant snakes that once seemed like exotic escapees are now entrenched residents, reshaping ecosystems ...

HOLEY LAND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA, Fla. (AP) — It's after midnight when the windshield fogs up on Thomas Aycock's F-250 pickup truck. He flashes a low smile as he slowly maneuvers through the ...

Lots of snakes can detect heat, but only three families evolved true infrared targeting. Meet the most iconic predator from each. It’s partly true that some snakes are blind. A good example is the ...

Three recent incidents of Burmese pythons slithering around homes in South Florida were captured on video and raise the question of whether the invasive snakes are closing in on urban areas. A python ...

Remarkable Cuban cave findings reveal that boas engage in coordinated pack-like hunting, a behaviour previously thought ...

Ronaldo, a 6-foot Brazilian rainbow boa constrictor kept at a school in England, was thought to be male — until the snake gave birth to 14 babies last month. The boa had not had contact with another ...

Snakes live just about everywhere. From black rat snakes in the garden to rattlers out West, they’re simply a part of many healthy ecosystems. It’s the venomous snakes and the giant, bone-crushing ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. More than 4,200 species of snakes exist on the planet and ...