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Rare Florida snake found dead after choking on a giant centipede
By Mindy Weisberger last updated
The rim rock crowned snake is the rarest snake in North America. And now there's one less, after a snake was found dead with a centipede stuck in its throat.
19 python babies and their massive mom nabbed in Florida nursery raid
By Nicoletta Lanese published
Officials removed two breeding females and many hatchlings.
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.
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.
Anaconda: Habits, hunting and diet
By Callum McKelvie, Jessie Szalay published
Reference Everything you wanted to know about Anacondas including size, types, and conservation.
Brown snakes: Facts, characteristics, habitat and diet
By Jessie Szalay published
Reference North American brown snakes are nonvenomous, unlike the Australian variety, which is among the most venomous in the world.
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