Not all pythons belong to one homogeneous group. Modern classification of snakes places the family Pythonidae under numerous genera determined by phylogenetic lineage, physical features, genetic data ...

A new egg-eater snake species from Ethiopia's Harenna Forest looks just like a common relative - except it's lost the ability ...

Snakes have a reputation for being quick to strike, but several species rarely live up to that image. Breeders who work with these animals select for calm temperaments, and many of the snakes kept as ...

Deep in the Indonesian jungle, a female reticulated python so enormous she defies belief has forced scientists and conservationists to reckon with how little they understand about Earth's largest ...

A new species of snake that feeds exclusively on birds' eggs has been discovered in the Harenna Forest in Ethiopia, one of ...