Scientific name of a snake: Snakes are some of the most interesting and, in many places, most scary animals on Earth. In India, where between 46,000 and 60,000 people die from snakebites every year ...

The African rock python snake that killed two boys in New Brunswick is not a good pet, local reptile experts say. But there are snakes that are. Snake lovers can opt for comparatively harmless breeds ...

The Papuan Olive Python, Apodora papuana, is a large, non-venomous snake native to New Guinea, distinguished by its rare ...

Burmese and Indian pythons, though related, exhibit stark differences. The Burmese python is an invasive threat in Florida, ...

There are your run-of-the-mill invasive species, such as Asian carp or zebra mussels — and then there are Burmese pythons. Well, first we have to capture a snake, so we look for them, and then we'll ...

The state pays 100 contractors to hunt the pythons, which are cryptic and hard to locate. "It's not the pythons' fault that they're here, but they do have to go," one python hunter said. Amy Siewe has ...

The 2025 Python Challenge removed a record 294 invasive Burmese pythons from Florida ecosystems. The winner, Taylor Stanberry, removed 60 Burmese pythons and took home a $10,000 prize. The 10-day ...