Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. More than 4,200 species of snakes exist on the planet and ...

Florida is letting you join the state’s python battle, soon offering an online program that’ll tell you all about the invasive snakes. The free hourlong session, known as “Python Patrol,” will be ...

Boa constrictors and pythons are running rampant in Puerto Rico as the massive, invasive species are popping up in less hospitable areas across the island — swallowing livestock, pets and native birds ...