Harrowing video shows a girl in Australia swing around an eight-foot python as she tried desperately to free her guinea pig. Twelve-year-old Rosie Wightman was peering in the bushes of her backyard ...

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 ...

Experts believe the snakes may be dispersing from the Everglades as their population grows, using connected waterways as highways. While not considered an overwhelming threat to humans, pythons can ...