A hyena is no easy target, with powerful jaws and a reputation for holding its own against lions and leopards, yet one ...

The Nile is one of the most important rivers in human history—but it may also be one of the most dangerous. Stretching across thousands of miles of Africa, it supports an astonishing concentration of ...

What begins as a simple tour of African reptiles quickly turns into a full showcase of some of the strangest and most impressive animals in the collection. Giant rock pythons, massive monitor lizards, ...

Monty Python and the Holy Grail is widely considered to be among the best comedy films of all time, and it’s certainly one of the most quotable. This absurdist masterpiece sending up Arthurian legend ...

In today’s increasingly interconnected global society, the growing use of social media and internet penetration has influenced the execution of politics and international relations. In this context, ...

In 1803, the French zoologist François Marie Daudin gave the name python to any non-venomous, mottled snake with a forked tongue. The name now describes a genus of snakes that have shared ...

All snakes are carnivorous (meat-eaters) and eat a wide variety of small mammals, birds, reptiles, fish, amphibians, insects and eggs. In addition, many snakes are opportunistic, tackling anything ...

Measuring and listing the biggest snakes in the world is no mean feat. Aside from the obvious dangers involved in approaching a snake with a tape measure, snakes do not tend to stay still in a ...

Green tree pythons have over 100 long, sharp, backward-pointing teeth designed to bite into prey. ©iStock.com/venemama Just because pythons lack fangs doesn’t mean ...

An animal lover found dead at home was killed by his beloved 8ft pet python after the snake wrapped itself around him "in a show of affection", a inquest heard. Reptile enthusiast Dan Brandon died of ...

Sometimes, even in our dog-eat-dog world, particularly epic meals catch our attention. And 2017 saw many incredible examples of how powerful these reptiles can be. Here are a few—plus some oldies too ...

Pictured here is a map of the Partition of Africa. Photo courtesy of Stuart Rankin via Flickr Commons. The Scramble for Africa began with the Berlin Conference (1884–85) and ended by the early ...