Scientists undertook the first comprehensive assessment of how often snakes eat their own, uncovering reports of the behavior in more than 200 species ...

Cannibalism in snakes has usually appeared as a footnote rather than a focus. It shows up in old field notebooks, brief case reports, or unexpected moments in captivity. Taken on its own, each record ...

Python hunter Bayo Hernandez prefers his snake ground up like hamburger meat with ketchup, mustard, and mayo. Another hunter fancies the slithering scourge of the Everglades in a stir fry or chili.

Pythons are notorious for their eating habits. After suffocating their prey with their lithe bodies, these large snakes swallow the animal whole. Now, researchers have shed new light on the cellular ...

For snakes at supper, more is more. They’re nature’s binge eaters, capable of swallowing and digesting things so large it really appears to defy physics – but their time in between meals is equally ...

Snakes may well be one of nature's greatest predators, capable of eating whole deer or even crocodiles, but just as ...

Burmese pythons have reportedly found a way to adapt to cold snaps in Florida ...

When the weather gets cold in Florida, gators stop eating and iguanas start dropping. How do low temps affect the invasive ...