Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. More than 4,200 species of snakes exist on the planet and ...

Passers-by were stunned when they spotted an Oxford couple taking their pet snakes for a walk over the weekend. Peter Mills ...

A royal python had been lurking in the closet of a French woman's apartment for two days before she finally noticed it slithering toward her front door on Sunday. "I immediately understood that this ...