Humans, unfortunately, fit into the general, mammal-heavy diet of the reticulated python, which can grow between 20 and 25 feet long.

Maybe not this one, but reticulated pythons are considered the snake most likely to eat a human, the museum says. That’s because of “the numerous attacks on people in the wild and attacks on ...

A 64-year-old woman was preparing to do her evening dishes at her home outside Bangkok when she felt a sharp pain in her thigh and looked down to see a huge python taking hold of her.

Cornell professor Harry W. Greene told the newspaper that reticulated pythons rarely attack humans, likely only going after game that big and dangerous if they are suddenly startled.

The Indonesian farmer swallowed whole by a python may have agitated the giant serpent by striking it first, a reptile expert said Thursday. “Snakes only attack or prey on humans if disturbed or ...

A 64-year-old woman was preparing to do her evening dishes at her home outside Bangkok when she felt a sharp pain in her thigh and looked down to see a huge python taking hold of her.