Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. In the humid swamps of what is now Colombia, there was once ...

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This story originally featured on Field & Stream. Pretty much all of the really impressive “biggest snakes in the world”—the 50-footers and up—live online or in Hollywood. (Many of the latter starred ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The northern water snake looks ordinary at first glance, but they can grow larger than many people expect. While it’s no anaconda, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A giant python in Indonesia now holds a world record, but her survival may matter more than her size. (CREDIT: ...

A University of Cambridge-led team has analyzed giant anaconda fossils from South America to deduce that these tropical snakes reached their maximum size 12.4 million years ago and have remained ...

Just imagine: you are enjoying a day in your garden. You finish in one area and head to your shed to get more supplies. Just as you’re rounding the corner of the building, you encounter the biggest ...