Black snake” sounds simple enough – until you realise how many different species fall under that label. In reality, not all ...

A Durban fisher made an unexpected slippery catch of the day: a 2.5m-long python. Dwayne Boshoff said shortly after the sail ...

The African rock python is the largest snake in Africa, inhabiting a range of environments from forests to savannas. Known for its immense size, camouflage, and powerful constriction, it thrives near ...

An enormous python filmed during relocation on a Bela-Bela farm has sparked attention and renewed focus on snakes’ role in ...

So it came as quite a surprise when participants at the 2026 Durban Ski Boat Festival spotted a 2,5m African python ...

A NEWLY graduated PhD researcher has used social media data and citizen science to produce fresh evidence that one of southern Africa’s most feared reptiles is more complex, more maternal and more ...