Stock image of a Southern African Python. Thought to be the largest species of snake in Africa, one of these snakes got caught behind barbed wire, requiring snake catcher Nick Evans' assistance.

The Southern African python is the biggest snake found in South Africa, this was was warming itself up on the road and was in no mood to be messed with! The defensive strike is a diversionary ...

Torchwood male leopard caught a pair of Southern African pythons and ate them! Pythons are an unusual food choice for a leopard but they do seem to be fairly easy prey as they are slow. The bigger ...

A viral video of a colossal Giant African Rock Python in Thabazimbi amazed and terrified residents, showcasing the power of ...

Africa's largest snake, the 20-foot-long (6.1-meter-long) African rock python can't be easily tamed like other snakes, such as the more commonly kept Burmese python, Krysko said.

Snakes might not top everyone’s list of favorite creatures, but there’s no denying they’ve mastered the art of growing long, ...

North African python. The North African python (python sebaeis), one of the planet's largest snakes, tops out at just over 20 feet in the wild.

The African rock python is spread over sub-Saharan Africa, inhabits a varied range of habitats and is therefore widely distributed. It can be found in savannas, forests, rocky outcrops, and ...

The African rock python, one of the largest and most powerful snakes on Earth, has a reputation that stretches far beyond its size. Capable of consuming prey as large as impalas, hyenas, and even ...

Despite Burmese pythons being more commonly seen in Florida than Northern African pythons, that doesn’t mean they haven’t also spread. A Northern African python was reported South of Englewood ...

The first call to Miami-Dade's 911 operator was frantic. A python had wrapped itself around the neck of the family pet, a 60-pound Siberian husky named Duke. The snake was choking the life out of ...

Durban — Snake rescuers had to make a U-turn while on their way to rescue an African rock python after finding out the snake was given to someone who was going to sell it. On Monday morning ...