Virgin birth has been documented in the world's longest snake for the first time, a recent study says.. An 11-year-old reticulated python named Thelma produced six female offspring in June 2012 at ...

Police are investigating after four large pythons were found abandoned in the Lincolnshire countryside, with one still ...

The python eventually slithered into the engine of a nearby truck, and Jaramillo lured it out by making loud noises. After ...

Police said they thought that one snake may still be out in the wild and advised people not to try and catch it themselves, ...

These constrictors belong to the family Pythonidae. A few species in this family include the ball python, Burmese python, and reticulated python; the latter is the longest snake alive.

While reticulated pythons are not venomous snakes, they are a constrictor species, meaning they kill their prey by wrapping their bodies around the animal and suffocating it.

An 18ft ‘monster’ python was found in the Lincolnshire countryside along with three others – all thought to be abandoned pets. A fifth snake could still be on the loose, say police, with people in the ...