As you can see from my battle wounds, I’m about 220 pounds and it pulled me to the grass,” one of the brave rescuers said.

The king cobra is the world’s longest venomous snake, with one individual measured at 18.7 feet in captivity. Despite their fearsome reputation, they prey primarily on other snakes and are shy ...

The world's heaviest snakes, including the green anaconda and Burmese python, showcase remarkable size and strength. The green anaconda is the heaviest living snake, while the reticulated python is ...

The Guinness Book of World Records lists the longest ever captured snake to be 32 feet. The heaviest — a Burmese Python kept in Gurnee, Ill. — weighs 402 pounds, the book said on its Web site.

However, the longest documented snake measured 11 feet, 4 inches. Despite being one of the largest venomous snakes in the Americas, these snakes are rare and difficult to find.

Residents in Prosperity, S.C., are sleeping peacefully now that a monstrous python on the loose has been captured.

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue says a fire captain removed an invasive Burmese python found in a shed. Video shows Capt. Rusty Shaw ...