They hunt in a nightmarish way ― grabbing prey as it passes. Once secured with a bite, pythons wrap their bodies around their prey and crush them.

Florida's Burmese pythons have reached a level of lore in Florida that perhaps no other animals have held in the state. They're the ultimate of swamp monsters. Pythons are gigantic predators from ...

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The coucal kills snakes by battering them against the ground or a branch.

During severe cold weather, iguanas in Florida may be cold-stunned — a paralysis that can cause the reptiles to fall from ...

In 1879, during the Battle of Rorke's Drift, a soldier finds his leg has been bitten off. Suspecting a tiger, the soldiers ...

In the open grassland of Africa, a bird roams; it doesn't hunt like general birds with their beak but with its lightning fast ...

There are six species of venomous snakes in North Carolina, each with unique features and interesting behaviors.

New Hampshire's lake country may seem idyllic, but even its most beloved swimming spots have surprises lurking along the ...

More than 800 competitors will be trudging through the Florida Everglades for the next eight days, in search of invasive Burmese pythons that will bring in thousands of dollars in prize money. The ...