Across South Florida, giant snakes that once seemed like exotic escapees are now entrenched residents, reshaping ecosystems ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. In the humid swamps of what is now Colombia, there was once ...

Imagine a snake so massive it would have to squeeze through your office door to get at you. That was Titanoboa, the largest snake that ever slithered across our planet. Discovered in a Colombian coal ...