Forget the 50-ft Congo Snake legend. The African rock python is the real giant serpent of the Congo Basin, with proven lengths over 20 feet.

King cobras are the longest venomous snakes in the world and can reach 18 feet long.

Many people fear snakes in South Africa, but most are harmless. Nick Evans, a professional rescuer, discusses common myths and the truth about local snakes ...

Another snake you are likely to come across at Karura is the Peter's worm snake, a very small snake often no thicker than a ...

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Corrie Lotter, an ASI-licensed snake catcher, recently assisted with relocating a large Southern African python in Munster.

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, ...

Durban snake rescuer Nick Evans ‘transitioned’ from a human to an aardvark so he could remove a southern African python from under a public staircase in an undisclosed location. Last week, Evans was ...

African pythons can be officially added to the list of odd things you may find parked outside Walmart in South Carolina. One was caught at the Walmart Supercenter on Gentry Memorial Highway in Pickens ...