Pythons are found in sub-Saharan African countries and in parts of Asia. They are non-venomous snakes and kill by constriction, latching on with their teeth and coiling around their prey. Burmese ...

A ball python, also called the royal python, is a less troublesome cousin to the Burmese, and has been eating its way through the Everglades for decades. Ball pythons are native to west sub Saharan ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. More than 4,200 species of snakes exist on the planet and ...

Last week, a ball python (a non-venomous constrictor snake) was rescued from Mumbai’s Mahim building by Police Constable ...

The Burmese python is one of the largest snakes in the world. Adult snakes caught in Florida are between 6 and 9 feet on average, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.