Conservation efforts have helped stabilize these populations, but climate change and poaching still threaten African elephants today. Many have debated which snake species is the largest ...

African rock python: The snake species that hunt in groups African ... They are said to be among the largest species of snakes in the world, capable of weighing as much as 200 pounds and reaching ...

The West African gaboon viper has the longest fangs of any snake. In a 6ft (1.83m) long specimen they measured 2in (50mm). Snakes don’t blink as they have transparent eyelids that are fused shut.

Snake catcher Sarel van der Merwe had a ‘big three metre’ start to the year! He received a phone call for help from a company laying fibre cables in the Munster area. “A Southern African ...

No, it wasn’t some twisted prank. It was the real deal with one of South Africa’s most dangerous snakes. Expert snake catcher Emile Rossouw was called in to remove the reptile safely.

2. Green Anaconda: Native to South America, the green anaconda is the heaviest snake, with adults often exceeding 550 pounds (250 kilograms) and measuring up to 30 feet (9 meters) in length.