At first glance, the African rock python looks built for strength. Adults commonly reach between 10 and 16 feet in length, though some exceptional specimens grow considerably larger. Females are often ...

Deer, crocodiles and even a human are just some of the odd meals engulfed by pythons. How do they gorge on such giant fare? Python snakes don't dislocate their jaws (a common myth), but instead rely ...

Foreword / Richard Shine -- Introduction -- The biology of boas and pythons: a retrospective look to the future / Robert W. Henderson and Robert Powell -- Ecology, natural history, and evolution -- ...