While most snake species are solitary hunters, a rare and fascinating few engage in cooperative hunting—a remarkable behavior ...

Despite their often scary reputation, are pythons actually caring parents? A seven-year-long observation of African rock pythons reveals that egg-laying snakes actually take care of their offspring.

You could say this snake had the last laugh: Researchers in southwestern Kenya recently stumbled across a 13-foot-long African rock python (Python sebae) that was swallowing a 150-pound hyena whole.