The Reaction Unit South Africa shared an interesting story of how they responded to a car theft but ended up rescuing a snake ...

CAMBELLTON, N.B. - Two boys, aged five and seven, were strangled by an African rock python after it escaped from an exotic pet store in New Brunswick. Here are some key facts about the reptile: ...

State biologists are concerned about another species of python, establishing itself in Florida. The African rock python is considered more aggressive than the Burmese pythons and can grow to 16 feet.

Though smaller in number than the Burmese python, the rock python remains a threat to the Everglades. Considering the size it can grow into, the snake is definitely trouble for wildlife in the region.

Wildlife officials are expanding efforts to find and eradicate African rock pythons in Miami-Dade County after a 10-foot-snake strangled a 60-pound Siberian husky.

It is extremely rare for an African rock python to kill humans, reptile experts said Tuesday after hearing of the deaths of two boys in New Brunswick who police say were killed by such a snake.

The Indian rock python is usually whitish or yellowish in color with blotched patterns from tan to dark brown shades, varying on the terrain and habitat, and it tends to blend in among the leaves ...

State biologists are concerned that the aggressive rock python might be the latest invasive species to become established in the Everglades and elsewhere in South Florida.

The rock pythons are "so mean, they come out of the egg striking," Kenneth Krysko, senior herpetologist at the Florida Museum of Natural History in Gainesville told the magazine.

A 10-foot Indian Rock Python triggered panic in a Mumbai residential area after monsoon rains displaced it from its habitat.

Indian Rock Python rescued in Mumbai's Mulund area after straying into residential premises, causing panic among residents.