Two boys found strangled to death by an African rock python in New Brunswick, Canada, on Monday were victims of one of the world's most vicious snakes.. There are 26 species of pythons, and even ...

The two species have interbred in captivity. While Burmese pythons aren t known to eat people in their native habitat, the African rock python, unfortunately, has been known to do just that.

The species of python identified as responsible for killing two children in Campbellton, New Brunswick, is on the list of prohibited reptiles in B.C. Called the African Rock Python, the snake is ...

Human deaths in the coils of African rock pythons are extremely rare, but not unheard of. In 2000, a couple whose three-year-old son was squeezed to death by the family’s two-metre python was ...

Human deaths by pythons are incredibly rare: The last human killed by an African rock python was more than a decade ago, and in the United States, the Humane Society cites there have been 17 ...

CAMBELLTON, N.B. - Two boys, aged five and seven, were strangled by an African rock python after it escaped from an exotic pet store in New Brunswick. Here are some key facts about the reptile: ...

African Rock Pythons. African rock pythons have a penchant for preying on mammals, reptiles, and birds ©Chris Graf/Shutterstock.com. The African rock python has been known to reach weights of more ...