UC Professor Bruce Jayne poses with a Burmese python specimen with a 22-centimeter gape, right, compared to an even larger specimen with a 26-centimeter gape. Credit: Bruce Jayne UC Professor Bruce ...

Hungry snake caught swallowing another, even bigger snake headfirst. Many species of snakes are capable of swallowing prey ...

New research indicates that, relative to their size, the snakes that can gulp down the largest meals are harmless and three feet long. By Kate Golembiewski Snakes can’t really unhinge their jaws, but ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – A new study conducted by biologists with the Conservancy of Southwest Florida reveals that Burmese pythons are capable of consuming larger prey than scientists previously realized ...

Two red-tailed coral snakes have been spotted fighting over food for the first time ever. The two extremely venomous snakes have been photographed feasting on the same caecilian. This is the ...

Pythons have huge appetites, but which snake would win an eating contest? Surprisingly, it's a harmless little African snake that consumes eggs whole like an amuse-bouche. Pythons have huge appetites, ...

New research reveals snake venom primarily evolved for hunting and digesting prey, not for defence against humans or ...

There are eight common species of snakes you might encounter in Washington and, while they bite and constrict prey, not all of them are venomous. You’re more likely to find snakes spring into fall in ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – A new study conducted ...