Meet ‘The Baroness’—the world’s longest wild snake

Guinness World Records recently confirmed that Ibu Baron, a reticulated python ( Malayopython reticulatus ), is believed to ...

A 4-Foot Snake Killed by a Hiker Turned Out to Be Something Scientists Had Never Seen Before

"This particular individual, feeling threatened, remained motionless, mimicking one of the branches of the shrub it was on." ...

A Hiker's Deadly Encounter With a 4-Foot Snake Led to a Rare and Unprecedented Discovery

"This particular individual, feeling threatened, remained motionless, mimicking one of the branches of the shrub it was on." ...
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Snake Species Believed to Be the World's Smallest 'Rediscovered' After Being 'Lost to Science' for 20 Years

A March survey in Barbados marked the tiny reptiles' return to the world of science Bailey Richards is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023 and interned with the ...

Scientists Found a 4-Foot Vine Snake in India With a Long Snout. It's a New Species

A simple walk down an Indian village resulted in a first-of-its-kind discovery.