A family in Cleveland, Australia, called in a professional snake catcher to remove the reptile Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work has ...

MULGOWIE, Australia -- A python in Australia had a bad run of luck after a larger snake came along and stole the python's meal, but not before eating the python itself. Jessica Mace found the two ...

A massive snake — believed to be a Burmese python — has been spotted slithering through Doral this week. Experts from Zoo Miami identified the snake through a video where it is digesting what ...

They hunt in a nightmarish way ― grabbing prey as it passes. Once secured with a bite, pythons wrap their bodies around their ...

The Papuan olive python, a remarkable reptile from New Guinea's rainforests, captivates with its colour-changing ability and impressive size, reaching up to 13 feet. As a formidable ambush predator, ...

A tour guide, who is also an experienced snake catcher, had what could have turned into a deadly encounter with a 19-foot ...

In a nightmare turn of events, the snake dragged Heru off the boat and into the water, where he disappeared under the surface ...

When researchers with the Conservancy of Southwest Florida announced they’d bagged the heaviest Burmese python ever captured in Florida earlier this summer, the catch highlighted a secret weapon in ...

The Burmese python is one of the largest snakes in the world. Adult snakes caught in Florida are between 6 and 9 feet on average, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

A veteran Florida python hunter last weekend snagged a record 17-foot snake, a behemoth so immense he said it could "kill any full-grown man." The South Florida Water Management District said Monday ...

An Indiana woman found dead with an 8-foot python snake wrapped around her neck died from asphyxiation, officials said Friday. The snake was a reticulated python, which is native to southeast Asia and ...

“It’s important to remember that non-native species, such as ball pythons, should never be released into the wild,” the ...