The more people understand how creatures reproduce and behave, the easier it becomes to replace myths with observation and even appreciation.

A huge Burmese python has been caught in Florida with a clutch of 60 eggs that were "just days from being laid." Hunter Mike Kimmel captured and killed the 16-foot-long (5 meters) snake in the ...

Squeeze is a 13-foot, 70-pound female African rock python who strikes faster than the blink of an eye and can coil around a deer until it dies of a heart attack. As a mother, she’s just as fierce. In ...

A Burmese python named Harriet has challenged scientific understanding of the species' reproductive cycle. Harriet produced six clutches of eggs over seven reproductive cycles, a much higher rate than ...

PERAK, Malaysia, May 5 (UPI) --A python weighing more than 200 pounds was captured in a Malaysian village when locals discovered the serpent in the process of laying her eggs. Video from the Sunday ...

ST. LOUIS – The Saint Louis Zoo had an end-of-summer surprise when a 62-year-old ball python laid seven eggs July 23. Even more amazing is that zookeepers say this happened without a male snake being ...