A video that went viral in August 2023 authentically depicted a giant carpet python crawling from a house roof to trees in an Australian yard. Carpet pythons can be intimidating as they can grow up to ...

While some social media posts and articles claimed the snake was 16 feet long, we were unable to determine its exact length. Carpet pythons can be intimidating as they can grow up to 4 m in length ...

The carpet python made for a shocking sight for onlookers who filmed its sneaky manoeuvre, which has since gone viral on TikTok. “How will we get him away,” a child was heard saying, before an adult ...

A picture of a carpet python eating a pet cat north of Brisbane has emerged as a Queensland snake catcher weighs in on the owner’s heartbreaking decision to let the meal continue. A renowned snake ...

A carpet python, photographed at Perth Zoo. From this angle, you can clearly see the heat-seeking pits on the lower jaw. The python uses these to detect the body heat of its warm-blooded prey.

Murray-Darling carpet python populations in South Australia have declined due to loss of habitat and predation. Trials using conservation detection dogs to find the snakes in the Riverland have so far ...

An 80-year-old woman has been called a "deadset legend" for rescuing her puppy from the coils of a carpet python. Both animals escaped almost completely unscathed from their battle while the elderly ...

The world’s first case of a new parasitic infection in humans has been discovered by researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) and the Canberra Hospital after they detected a live ...