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Ninja Rat Drop-Kicks Deadly Rattlesnake in Epic Slow-Motion Video

By Brandon Specktor published

In the dark desert outside Yuma, Arizona, a showdown is about to occur.

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'Mystery Dinner Snake' Found in Belly of Another Snake Finally Identified

By Mindy Weisberger published

A snake pulled from inside another snake's stomach was a species unknown to science.

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So Many Ticks Were Feasting on This Unlucky Python, They Looked Like Living Scales

By Mindy Weisberger published

Some 511 bloodsucking ticks were removed from this snake.

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Bounty Hunter Kills Gargantuan Burmese Python, Gets $375, Earns Our Undying Gratitude

By Brandon Specktor published

Nope. Nope. Nope.

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These Venomous Snakes Travel by Hitchhiking on Planes

By Yasemin Saplakoglu published

The brown tree snake is a stealthy, international traveler.

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Two-Headed Viper Could End Up in Virginia Zoo — If It Stops Fighting with Itself

By Brandon Specktor published

What has two brains, two tracheas and a single heart? This rare, two-headed viper.

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Newly Discovered Hybrid Pythons Could Threaten Florida's Everglades

By Yasemin Saplakoglu published

The hybrids could harbor more robust genes that allow them to adapt to various types of environments.

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An 18-Foot Fugitive Python Is on the Loose in Poland

By Mindy Weisberger published

For nearly two months, a slippery fugitive has evaded capture in the Polish countryside.

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How a Python Ate a Woman Whole and Left Hardly a Trace of the Fierce Attack

By Laura Geggel published

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These Gourmet Snakes Prefer to Eat Snails

By Yasemin Saplakoglu published

Five new species of snail-eating snakes were discovered in Ecuador.

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