An elderly woman was found dead after being attacked by a python in central Indonesia, police and local officials said Friday, the third such death in the province in as many months. Maga, a ...

African rock pythons exhibit rare cooperative hunting behavior, a unique trait among reptiles. These apex predators can reach up to 20 feet and employ powerful constriction techniques. Their ...

A Southern African python that underwent treatment at KwaZulu-Natal's Crocworld Conservation Centre, on the province's south coast, is expected to be released back into nature soon. The conservation ...

South Africans love snake rescue stories. Take a look at TV show Snakes in the City, which is in its 10th season, and follows Simon Keys and Siouxsie Gillett as they move around KwaZulu-Natal rescuing ...

Most snake species are solitary hunters, but there is a rare and remarkable group, however, which hunts in teams. Some species of snakes collaborate with the rest of their species members to overwhelm ...

A massive python was pulled from a safari vehicle near Pretoria. Photo: Video screenshot/Facebook/Mongena Game Lodge A routine vehicle check turned into an unexpected wildlife encounter at Mongena ...

Durban — A family that had just moved into their new home had an unexpected visitor when a four metre long southern African python slithered up a tree near their front door. This is according to ...

Snake rescuer Nick Evans did not expect to see a large python when he was contacted by the municipality after a snake was spotted next to the M19 in New Germany, KwaZulu-Natal, last week. Despite the ...

An African python has been left in a cramped and rusty cage in an abandoned villa in Abu Dhabi's Karama Area, Gulf News has discovered. The two-to-three metre long reptile, most likely an African Rock ...