Every summer, without fail, the British press carries alarming stories about snake sightings. On an island that only has one ...

The newly named northern green anaconda or Eunectes akayima is reportedly the largest in the world, capable of exceeding lengths of 20 feet — with anecdotal reports of serpents measuring 25 feet long.

In 1857, Richard Owen discovered 13 fossils that led to a mind-blowing discovery. Discover the largest venomous snake ever.

Snakes don’t always get credit in the brains department. With no limbs and a blank stare, they’ve been cast as simple predators, slithering on instinct, but some snakes are surprisingly clever. While ...

Snakes may not be known for wagging tails or greeting their owners at the door, but some species are thought to be ...

Snakes are found all over the United States, even in Lakes. What are the most snake infested lakes in the United States?

Garter snakes can survive being frozen solid for hours. Here’s how evolution, biochemistry and behavior have allowed them to ...

Scientists confirm a record-breaking green anaconda in the Amazon, revealing new species clues, surprising sizes, invasive risks, and unanswered questions about even larger snakes still hidden within ...

In and around the streams of northeastern India, a new species of snake was discovered. Photo by J.C. Lalmuanawma via Muansanga et al (2025) Taprobanica From sharp-toothed sharks to spiders a bit too ...

Carl Jackson had a Burmese python encounter like few others on Jan. 13. When he finally contained the invasive snake, he had ...

A snake pulled from inside another snake's stomach was a species unknown to science — Cenaspis aenigma!

King Cobra was considered the largest venomous snake to have ever roamed the face of the Earth. Due to its enormous length, ...