A giant python was discovered curled up inside a toilet at a hair salon in Malaysia. The 12ft (4m) reptile was spotted at the bottom of the bowl when an elderly customer went to use the restroom in ...

Anacondas achieved their massive size millions of years ago. Discover how anacondas stayed huge while other giant reptiles died out!

Anaconda’ is a meta-reboot of the 1997 cult classic that has become one of the most beloved bad movies ever made. Jack Black ...

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TALISAY, Philippines — Typhoons apparently cause all sorts of critters to emerge and mingle with humans. The massive storm earlier this month prompted a python to slither through floodwaters in the ...

Sacramento County development plans threaten Natomas Basin habitat and conservancy. The habitat conservation plan balances 8,050 acres of development with mitigation. Giant garter snake serves as ...

A Florida resident, with the help of friends, used a snare and ax to subdue a massive Burmese python that they had encountered Tuesday on the way home from dinner. Wade Gardner, of Rotonda West in ...

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A wildlife ecologist in South Australia’s Gawler Ranges National Park recently documented a rare encounter with a massive carpet python that slithered across the open landscape. Tali Moyle’s sighting ...

“They are the ones that have to be able to strike as quickly as possible,” says Alistair Evans, a zoologist at Monash University in Melbourne. It typically takes mammals between 60 to 400 milliseconds ...

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Anticipation is building for the upcoming Jack Black and Paul Rudd-led remake of Anaconda coming later this year, but, as it turns out, it's not the only giant snake flick slithering out of the ...