The Goliath tarantula, one of the largest spiders in the world, is a fearsome predator that hunts everything from mice to ...

Paleontologists have unearthed fossils of two colossal prehistoric snakes, Titanoboa and Vasuki Indicus, which once dominated ancient ecosystems. Tita ...

Oklahoma is home to not only large but also dangerous snakes, all of which are found in a variety of habitats around the ...

Snakes might not top everyone’s list of favorite creatures, but there’s no denying they’ve mastered the art of growing long, heavy, and—let’s be honest—pretty intimidating. A few are ...

Fossil remains unearthed in Colombia's Cerrejón coal mine reveal Titanoboa cerrejonensis, the largest snake ever discovered, dating back 58 million ye ...

World Atlas calls 4 Mississippi lakes the most snake-infested in the state. Know how to ID venomous snakes and tell them apart from common watersnakes.

The oldest snake in the world is the Eophis underwoodi, discovered in the UK, which dates back around 167 million years.

Residents of a Massachusetts city are being asked to keep an eye out for a ball python that has been caught on camera ...

At noon on Sept. 11, 2001, anchor Mollie Cooney began the news saying, “A day that is still unfolding. A day that is still ...

Florida Python Challenge, July 11-20, 2025, has hunters trying to eliminate invasive Burmese snakes. Do they attack or kill humans? Are they venomous?