Scientists Thought They Found a Dead Snake. It Turned Out to Be a New Species

The discovery of the long-snouted vine snake was a team effort, thanks to researchers Zeeshan Mirza, Soham Pattekar, Sourabh ...

Python Nicknamed 'The Baroness' Breaks Record for World's Longest Snake with Over 23 Feet of Scales

"This snake could easily swallow at least a calf, if not an adult cow," an explorer and natural history photographer said of ...

A hiker's deadly encounter with a 4-foot snake led to a rare and unprecedented discovery

"This particular individual, feeling threatened, remained motionless, mimicking one of the branches of the shrub it was on." ...
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Record-breaking reticulated python and the conservation of giant snakes in Indonesia

Discovery of record-length python in Sulawesi highlights threats and conservation efforts for giant snakes in Indonesia.

A 4-Foot Snake Killed by a Hiker Turned Out to Be Something Scientists Had Never Seen Before

"This particular individual, feeling threatened, remained motionless, mimicking one of the branches of the shrub it was on." ...

Scientists Found a 4-Foot Vine Snake in India With a Long Snout. It's a New Species

A simple walk down an Indian village resulted in a first-of-its-kind discovery.
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Video of giant snake with unexpected discovery in its stomach sparks outrage: 'Definitely not what we want'

Alarming footage from the necropsy of a gigantic Burmese python in Florida resurfaced on Reddit, drawing awareness to the state's massive invasive species problem. "Florida is the Australia of the ...

Meet the world’s longest wild snake: Indonesian python Ibu Baron sets a new Guinness World Record, watch the video here

Deep inside Indonesia’s forests, a rescued python stunned experts by stretching longer than any wild snake ever verified, raising new questions about hidden giants, human conflict, and fragile ...

Meet ‘The Baroness’—the world’s longest wild snake

Guinness World Records recently confirmed that Ibu Baron, a reticulated python ( Malayopython reticulatus ), is believed to ...

Why snakes can go months between meals: A genetic explanation

Snakes may well be one of nature's greatest predators, capable of eating whole deer or even crocodiles, but just as impressive is that they can go months, or even a whole year, without a single meal.