Stock image of a Southern African Python. Thought to be the largest species of snake in Africa, one of these snakes got caught behind barbed wire, requiring snake catcher Nick Evans' assistance.

The African rock python, a formidable predator native to sub-Saharan Africa, is known for its immense size, constricting abilities, and diverse diet, enabling it to consume prey much larger than ...

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

DIET: Pythons are carnivores. The snakes are non-venomous and kill prey by suffocating it, squeezing it between their coils. As young snakes, African rock pythons prey on small rodents and birds.

Puff adders control rodents naturally, protecting crops. They could be key to sustainable agriculture. One of Africa's most widespread snakes may turn out to be an agricultural hero in disguise A ...

An unsuspecting python chose the wrong time to come and have a drink in Kruger National Park in South Africa, when out of nowhere, a super hungry crocodile shows up.