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 ...

Black Mambas, Africa’s fastest and most feared snakes, can be a key player into tracking pollution, while at the same time keeping ecosystems healthy. New research from the University of the ...

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

The black mamba is one of the world's most famous venomous snakes, known for its incredible speed and alert behaviour. These ...

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 ...