Brian Barczyk, snake breeder who amassed millions of followers on social media – obituary He could not name his favourite type of python, he said: ‘It’s like asking a Mom to pick their favourite child ...

Close encounters turn scientific when Brian Barczyk comes face-to-face with a 20-foot anaconda and an agitated python. Between dodging strikes, he explains how each species evolved—from egg-laying ...

Brian Barczyk, who has died of pancreatic cancer aged 54, was a snake breeder who amassed what is thought to be the world’s third-largest collection, numbering around 30,000; Slash, the Guns N’ Roses ...