Discover the monster snake that makes all modern snakes seem small by comparison. Learn about Titanoboa, the biggest snake to roam the Earth!

Quick Take Reaching a size 5 times larger than males is a biological benchmark for breeding females. Holding breath for 10 ...

Yellowstone National Park is one of the most famous parks in the United States, but it isn’t usually known for its reptiles. Nevertheless, there are plenty of snakes that live in the park, with some ...

A newly described fossil snake from India is forcing scientists to redraw the record books on reptile gigantism, with some ...

Two researchers discovered what may be the longest snake ever to have crawled across the continent when they uncovered the fossilized remains of a partial vertebral column in Western India.

Meet Medusa, the largest snake in the world. Plus, boas the length of school buses, quarter-ton anacondas, and a 12-foot pit viper named Silent Death. Pretty much all of the really impressive “biggest ...

There are currently 18 to 19 families of snakes with approximately 2,950 different species. With so many snakes, both on land and in the sea, there is a wide variety of colors and sizes. In the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. In the humid swamps of what is now Colombia, there was once ...

There are no venomous snakes that call Rhode Island home, but the bad news for people with ophidiophobia is there are snakes in Rhode Island that can grow to 8 feet long. There are 12 snakes native to ...

King cobras (Ophiophagus hannah) are endemic to the forests and swamps of Asia, with a range that spans from the Indian ...

A python believed to be among the largest snakes in captivity has died at a southwest Florida tourist attraction, giving handlers a chance to see just how big she got over the past 30 years. Final ...