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19 python babies and their massive mom nabbed in Florida nursery raid
By Nicoletta Lanese published
Officials removed two breeding females and many hatchlings.
Crocodiles: Facts and photos of some of the toothiest reptiles
By Alina Bradford last updated
Crocodiles are large reptiles that belong to the order Crocodilia, which includes alligators, caimans and gharials.
Snake caught eating even bigger snake in striking new video
By Harry Baker published
A new video captured by an 82-year-old man in Georgia shows an eastern kingsnake eating a larger and venomous timber rattlesnake, swallowing it headfirst.
Largest python ever found in Florida is 18 feet long and weighs a whopping 200 pounds
By Nicoletta Lanese published
The python was as wide as a volleyball, at its widest point.
Colossal 300-pound alligator gar caught (and released) in Texas bayou
By Joanna Thompson published
A conservation educator caught a record-breaking alligator gar in a bayou near Houston.
How do boa constrictors avoid suffocating when they squeeze their prey?
By Nicoletta Lanese published
A new study reveals how the snakes breathe while squeezing prey.
Surprise! King cobra is actually a royal lineage of 4 species
By Cameron Duke published
The king cobra is not one species, but four independent ones, spread throughout the Asian tropics.
Man caught at Mexican border allegedly had more than 50 reptiles stuffed into his clothing
By Harry Baker published
U.S. border officers have caught an accused wildlife smuggler allegedly trying to cross from Tijuana to San Diego with nine snakes and 43 horned lizards stuffed into his clothes.
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