Skip Maas, a PhD candidate in the Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, holds his personal pet snakes, Gaius and Agrippina. In the lab, Maas studies python metabolism to better ...

A reticulated python has already completed its hunt of this small deer and is in the process of constricting its prey.

Copperheads are the most populous venomous snake in South Carolina.

Feeding time took an unexpected turn when this massive snake decided to eat its entire meal underwater. What followed was even more surprising, as it stayed submerged far longer than anyone expected.

A 25-year-old mountain biker died earlier this month following complications from a rattlesnake bite sustained during a ride ...

Pythons don't nibble. They chomp, squeeze, and swallow their prey whole in a meal that can approach 100% of their body weight. But even as they slither stealthily around the forest, months or even a ...

University of Colorado Boulder researchers have discovered an appetite-suppressing compound in python blood that helps the snakes consume enormous meals and go months without eating yet remain ...

Some snakes grow to massive sizes, but others are so small they're often mistaken for earthworms. The tiniest species on Earth can fit in the palm of your hand and live hidden lives underground or ...

U.S. border officers intercepted a tractor with 39 live pythons hiding inside as it was starting to cross into Mexico.

Have you ever noticed your reptile seemingly "stargazing" with its posture? This is actually a sign of a serious health ...

As unseasonably warm weather continues throughout most of the Beehive State, many signs of spring and summer are already visible.