Tourism at a cave swarming with bats known to have transmitted a deadly fever disease? The popularity of Uganda's Python Cave points to yet another way interactions at the animal-human interface—where ...

Python-derived pTOS shows promise as a side-effect-free appetite suppressant, offering a new path for weight loss and metabolic therapies.

Cannibalism in snakes is much more widespread than previously thought, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that snakes are ...

If you were a starving snake in a barren landscape, your most nutritious available lunch may just be another snake. While cannibalism is an absolute taboo to us humans, it’s remarkably widespread in ...

Snake first slithered onto Nokia phones in the late 1990s, a simple time-killer that hooked millions with its relentless chase for dots on a tiny screen. Over the decades, it mutated across platforms, ...

The invasive Burmese python are native to Southeastern Asia but now inhabit the Greater Everglades' ecosystem. They are comfortable in a vast range of habitats and can eat a variety of mammals, birds ...

Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work covers anything from archaeology and the environment to technology and culture. Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work ...

Hungry snake caught swallowing another, even bigger snake headfirst. Many species of snakes are capable of swallowing prey much larger than themselves, such as deer, cows and even humans. However, ...

A python hunter captured a nearly 17-foot, 202-pound snake in the Florida Everglades. While it is legal to eat python meat in Florida, health officials strongly advise against it. Testing has revealed ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...