Scientists have discovered a novel metabolite in pythons that quells appetite without causing gastrointestinal side effects ...

Snake catchers removed a massive python that ate a pet cat before getting stuck in a drain. Volunteers were called to a house north of Bangkok, Thailand, where the 13ft-long serpent was discovered ...

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 ...

Python hunter Bayo Hernandez prefers his snake ground up like hamburger meat with ketchup, mustard, and mayo. Another hunter fancies the slithering scourge of the Everglades in a stir fry or chili.

HADDAM, Conn. (AP) — Alice the albino python had a little too much to eat for dinner. Just hours before its owner, rocker Alice Cooper, was to take the stage at a theater in Wallingford last weekend, ...