Tzaneen Voice reported that the bizarre encounter took place in Vuwani, a town located in the northeastern part of South Africa. Several considerate drivers stopped to allow a large python to cross ...

While most snake species are solitary hunters, a rare and fascinating few engage in cooperative hunting—a remarkable behavior among reptiles. These unique snakes collaborate with others of their kind ...

Meet Zimbabwe’s self-taught snake catcher and discover how he built a career rescuing cobras, pythons and black mambas across ...

The ancestors of cobras and related snakes first emerged in Asia roughly 35 million years ago. Many researchers thought the Elapoidea superfamily of snakes evolved in Africa before slithering their ...

There are hundreds of deadly snakes in the world, but only a few that actually want to eat you—and have the size to do it. A 2011 research article published in the Proceedings of the National Academy ...

Black Mambas, Africa’s fastest and most feared snakes, can be a key player into tracking pollution, while at the same time keeping ecosystems healthy. New research from the University of the ...