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 so big their ...

The Burmese python, an invasive species that's destroying the Florida Everglades, is among the largest snakes in the world — both in length and weight. The longest ever recorded — caught by two ...

Thanks to the miracle of the Internet, we all got to witness the freak occurrence of an actual snake on an actual freakin' plane this week. And while news of the scrub python quickly spread from the ...