The sneaky serpent has taken to hiding its immense body ­underwater at a small pond where it lies in wait for wallabies to hop over for a drink. Mr Dodd said the reptile then launched itself at an ...

A beast of a scrub python weighing in at 30kg is thought to be responsible for the mysterious disappearance of a ginger cat from a southern Cairns suburb. The python was found in the front yard of a ...

A scrub python hitching a free ride up the range gave a Kuranda woman the fright of her life when the reptilian stowaway popped out from under the bonnet. SEE THE VIDEO The already dicey trip home in ...

Does a python as long as a Holden Commodore have the “drive” to become Australia’s longest snake in captivity? Staff at Cairns Aquarium - Pretzel’s new home - are hopeful. Pretzel, the scrub python, ...

The olive python is Australia’s second-largest python, after the scrub python, which typically maxes out at around 13 feet. It gets its name from the smooth, olive-colored scales that help it blend ...

A six-metre scrub python has literally had its last supper, after its failed attempt to devour a wallaby ended in the reptile dying mid-meal. Retiree Russell Boserio stumbled on the shocking ...

Also called the scrub python, it is the longest snake found in Australia. They average around five metres but some have been spotted measuring over 8 metres as well.