Tzaneen Voice reported that the bizarre encounter took place in Vuwani, a town located in the northeastern part of South Africa. Several considerate drivers stopped to allow a large python to cross ...

A massive African Python shocked onlookers as it climbed straight up a dry tree in the Vryburg area Professional snake catcher @Bolandsnakeremovals from Paarl captured the incredible moment that left ...

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 ...

The driver was arrested for unlawful carrying of a weapon and illegal narcotics, the deputies said. The reptiles, which appeared to be ball pythons, were turned over to a family member at the scene.

Creatures lurking in the Florida wilderness are longer than an African elephant is tall, and while many would run away, others go looking. According to the Conservancy of Southwest Florida, using a ...

Sept. 17 (UPI) --An African snake is being cared for by authorities in Connecticut after apparently being abandoned in a reservoir area. Burlington & Canton Animal Control said on social media that a ...

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