Snakes can be the object of horror for some, with 2% to 3% of the world having ophidiophobia (a great fear of snakes), according to a study published in Psychiatry Research. Others note that snakes ...

Giant snakes are thriving and keeping ecosystems balanced. Recent online videos show these reptiles in various habitats.

This video captures an incredible look at the king cobra, the largest venomous snake on the planet. Watch as it moves with ...

What would you do if you wanted to throw some steaks on your backyard grill on a nice summer day, but were instead met with a loud rattling sound coming from inside the grill? That’s just what ...

BC-Indonesia-Giant Snake,0218 AP Photos JAK105-106 JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian villagers claim to have captured a python that is almost 49 feet long and weighs nearly 990 pounds, a local ...

Beneath the surface of a Colombian coal mine, scientists made a discovery so extraordinary that it rewrote what we know about giant reptiles. In 2009, researchers unearthed fossil remains of an ...

Coastal and tropical waters harbor formidable sea snakes, some of the ocean's most potent predators. Species like Dubois's ...

With their signature noisy tails, rattlesnakes have often captured people’s imagination, in books and movies, or in the wild. “Nobody is apathetic about rattlesnakes,” said Jimmy Stiles, a biologist ...

From copperheads and water moccasins to pigmy rattlesnakes, Georgia is home to 47 different species of snakes. Some can grow as long or longer than a full-sized man. But here's what to know about the ...