The African rock python is the largest snake in Africa, thriving in habitats from forests to grasslands and often near water. This non-venomous constrictor uses strength, stealth, and heat-sensing ...

The Florida Python Challenge is a 10-day competition to remove invasive Burmese pythons. The competition raises awareness of the threat these snakes pose to the Everglades ecosystem. Burmese pythons ...

Ophidiophobia (the phobia of snakes) is one of the more common phobias psychologists treat today. Some researchers posit that this is an evolutionary response and that humans are wary of snakes ...

Discusses the history and mythology of the snake, its evolution and anatomy, the habits and characteristics of a variety of the world's snakes, and how to keep snakes ...