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Here's a look at the gruesome ways pythons take down their prey, from rats and mice to spotted deer and crocodiles. See photos of the snakes in action.

Scientists in China have discovered a new species of deadly snake and have named it after a shape-shifting snake goddess from Chinese mythology.

Researchers believe the new locomotion is behind the success of invasive snakes in Guam and hope to use this information to create countermeasures.

Invading pythons are causing problems for the native wildlife in Florida. Should people start eating them and are they even safe to eat?

A rare, two-headed racer snake turned up in Florida, after being caught by a curious house cat

Rattlesnakes are threatened in British Columbia in Canada, and many populations are declining at alarming rates.

Spring is the annual mating season for water snakes in Florida. This year, lakegoers saw so many coiled couples that the state's parks department had to shut down part of the area.

The state of Florida is preparing to host the Super Bowl in January … and to wipe out as many invasive pythons as possible.

Scientists have unearthed an amazingly preserved skull of an ancient snake with hind limbs, revealing more about the origin of snakes and how they lost their legs.

A fungal disease is infecting snakes across the nation, and now, it's reached California.