What makes a snake a python, and how many different types of pythons are there? Learn more about the many python species here ...

Pygmy pythons eat skinks, geckos and small mammals. Ms Bembrick said: “Even though they are the tiniest python in the world they still play a valuable role in the ecosystem.

In 2011, scientists lead by Matthew H. Shirley of the University of Florida discovered that pygmy Nile crocodiles are not a smaller race of the more common Nile crocodile but actually a unique ...