Snake hunters compete for $25,000 wrangling Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades

Participants will compete July 10-19 to help remove Burmese pythons from the Everglades and raise awareness about invasive ...

Python hunters captured 8,000 pounds of snake. Meet their leader

A team of Burmese python hunters caught a record breaking 8,000 pounds in snake this season. Meet the man leading the crusade ...

Huge 300 pound snake escapes in picturesque UK village as concerned owner says python is ‘very friendly’

A HUGE python weighing in at 300 pounds has managed to escape although its concerned owner says the snake is “very friendly”.

'Just icky'. Florida hunter cracks open a python egg on video

Professional python hunter Amy Siewe recently posted a video on her Facebook page showing her cutting open a snake's egg to ...

Seven snakes you might spot in Alabama’s wild this summer

It will come to no AL.com reader’s surprise that Alabama is home to almost 50 snake species. After all, Alabama is the ...

Python meat should never be on the menu. Here's why

Hunters participating in the Florida Python Challenge in July will have an abundance of python meet. But it is advised that ...

Authorities Seize Over 300 Pythons from Man's Home After His Electricity Use Raises Suspicion

Police said the reptiles were found stacked in plastic containers in the man's apartment following an investigation into ...

Warm weather brings more snake encounters and bites

They are things that make most people cringe. Snakes and people generally don’t mix, but this time of year, more people, ...
Smithsonian Magazine

How Do Snakes Move Without Legs?

Snakes have adapted to climb trees, leap across hot sand, and even swim through water — all without arms or legs. What’s their secret? Mike Bock This corn snake, shown here at the Smithsonian's ...