Mongooses are known for their mob mentality when killings predators or prey (such as snakes). Together, they can easily kill ...

Among all reptiles on the planet, snakes are arguably the most intriguing ones due to their unusual features and the ...

A Durban fisher made an unexpected slippery catch of the day: a 2.5m-long python. Dwayne Boshoff said shortly after the sail past on the first day of the Durban Ski Boat Club Festival on Friday, he ...

An enormous python filmed during relocation on a Bela-Bela farm has sparked attention and renewed focus on snakes’ role in ...

What begins as a simple tour of African reptiles quickly turns into a full showcase of some of the strangest and most impressive animals in the collection. Giant rock pythons, massive monitor lizards, ...

Burmese pythons – destructive invasive snakes with few natural predators in Florida – are fairly distinct once they reach adulthood. But smaller members of the species can be mistaken for native ...

Burmese pythons are fairly distinct once they reach adulthood. But smaller members of the species can be mistaken for native Florida snakes. Those often misidentified as Burmese pythons include the ...

An African Rock Python found two-and-a-half kilometres off a Durban beach last week is recovering well after its unusual sea escapade.

The Campbellton case involving a python that killed two sleeping boys in 2013 has reached the end of the line in the criminal courts. Crown prosecutor Pierre Rouselle told Radio-Canada on Tuesday that ...