Five previously unknown tree-dwelling snake species, including one named in honor of Leonardo DiCaprio's mother, were found in the jungles Central and South America. Credit: Alejandro Arteaga ...

Carl Jackson caught a nearly 17-ft long Burmese python weighing over 200lbs as part of an effort to rid Florida of the ...

One python hunter, Anthony Flanagan, had a busy March eliminating the invasive snakes. He was rewarded by the South Florida ...

Burmese pythons can also swallow much bigger prey, due to their ability to open their flexible jaws even wider than their ...

Python-derived pTOS shows promise as a side-effect-free appetite suppressant, offering a new path for weight loss and metabolic therapies.

Omaha police fatally shot a woman they say kidnapped a young boy and slashed him across the face. Deputy Chief Scott Gray ...

A Minnesota man convicted of butchering his mother in her bedroom — and then eating her — claimed he was possessed by the ...

An Indiana couple was arrested and hit with neglect and murder charges after their starving toddler died from eating diapers ...