When Brisbane resident Rachel Bloor felt something heavy on her, she initially thought it was her labradoodle - it was a 2.5m ...

Ms Bloor suspects the carpet python, a non-venomous constrictor commonly found in Australia’s coastal areas, squeezed through ...

It's fair to say when a Brisbane resident woke up to discover a carpet python curled up on top of her, she was rattled.

California’s diverse climate and sprawling urban areas have made the western state an unexpected hotspot for non-native ...

Who do you think would win a fight between a python and a crocodile in Florida? Generally, we would look to real-life ...

If they reach the ecosystem's carrying capacity in the Everglades, the pythons will spread, and that likely means into ...

Picture an animal that huddles up with others when stressed, babysits its young, hangs out around relatives, and gathers in big groups every year. Did you imagine a rattlesnake? For a long time, ...

AND RESCUE. WELL, CALIFORNIA NOW HAS A STATE SNAKE. IT IS THE GIANT GARTER SNAKE. THE POPULATION OF THE GIANT GARTER SNAKE HAS DECLINED BY MORE THAN 90% OVER THE LAST CENTURY. THERE IT IS. IT WAS ...

Yanyan Hong does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. A rare discovery in a Cuban cave has rewritten what we ...

A brother and sister skipping hand-in-hand down a dirt road in Australia where oblivious to the deadly snake lying in their path, and so was their mother following behind them. The boy eventually ...