When python researchers Ian Bartoszek and Ian Easterling tracked a male “scout snake” with a radio transmitter, they expected him to lead them to a big female Burmese python. What they found ...

These huge snakes lived in the tropical rainforests of South America approximately 60 million years ago and would have been ...

Recent sightings of invasive Burmese pythons at Florida homes were caught on video. Are these massive snakes invading urban ...

Florida has long been the land of big, scary swamp critters, but the Burmese python has taken over as the king of creepiness in the past several decades. These largely aquatic beasts are living ...

Burmese pythons, according to a new study, can eat animals as big as deer. Scientists were awestruck when one python ate a 77-pound doe.

A massive snake was found hiding in a very unusual place, having tucked itself up behind one of the wheels of a car. The Australian snake's rescue from its dangerous secret spot was performed by snake ...

A word of warning: If you’re afraid of snakes or blood-sucking insects, then this video showing a giant python being eaten alive by hundreds of ticks will almost assuredly give you the creeps. It’s ...

Caitlin O'Kane is a New York City journalist who works on the CBS News social media team as a senior manager of content and production. She writes about a variety of topics and produces "The Uplift," ...

When a 20-foot, 140-pound circus sideshow python named Big Sid escaped his cage, summer was upended in this West Michigan town.