The African rock python slowly devours its prey. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Amazingly, taking down such a large animal is ...

While most snake species are solitary hunters, a rare and fascinating few engage in cooperative hunting—a remarkable behavior ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. There have been multiple documented incidents where large ...

Snakes are known for gulping down truly gargantuan meals. However, one species of serpent outpaces them all, consuming the largest prey relative to its size of any known snake — and it's not the ...

When you think of snakes, you may be most concerned about whether the snake is venomous or not. Rattlesnakes in the United States are very venomous; the Black Mamba is an extremely venomous snake in ...

Footage from South Africa has shown the horrifying moment a python consumed the carcass of an impala on a game reserve. The video, uploaded to YouTube on January 15, has clocked over 22,000 hits. It ...