Scientist Films Slow-Motion Footage of Snake Attacks to Discover How They Kill
A scientist spent years filming slow-motion footage of snakes launching at and attacking their prey -- to reveal exactly how they kill.
Man is Savagely Attacked While Taking a Photo of a Python
A man was brutally attacked by a snake after he got too close to it while trying to take a photograph.
Photographer Stumbles Upon 15 Foot Python Crossing the Road in Florida
A wildlife photographer captured the moment she stumbled upon a massive 15-foot Burmese python crossing the road in Florida.
GoPros Strapped to Dolphins Let You Watch Them Hunt in Incredible Detail
A new study that strapped GoPro cameras to dolphins has captured them eating venomous sea snakes.
How We Track Down and Very Carefully Photograph Australia’s Elusive Snakes
While most people go out of their way to avoid snakes, we’re the opposite. We’re crazy about snakes. As wildlife photographers, we’ve spent months in the Australian bush and in overseas jungles tracking down beautiful snakes.
PSA: Scrub Geotag Data from Photos of Wildlife to Keep Poachers Away
In the modern age of photography, there are more and more cameras that embed GPS data into photos, something casual users may not even be aware of -- this is particularly true of smartphone cameras. And here's something you should be aware of: unwittingly sharing GPS data in photos of sensitive wildlife can directly lead to its death at the hands of poachers.
How that Crazy Iguana Snake Chase Scene from Planet Earth II was Shot
Unless you've been on an Internet fast for the past week, you've probably seen this incredible clip from the upcoming BBC nature documentary Planet Earth II. The harrowing 'chase scene' has gone viral online, and now the BBC are giving us a peek at how their crew captured this spectacular footage.
The Photographer Who Was Bitten by a Black Mamba… and Got the Shot
Photographer Mark Laita has a mention in Wikipedia for a wild and unusual reason: he was bitten by a black mamba (one of the world's deadliest snakes), survived, and found that he had accidentally captured the bite on camera.
Man Bitten While Taking Selfie with Rattlesnake, Gets $153K Hospital Bill
People still aren't getting the message that taking selfies with wild animals can be a very bad idea. Yet another tourist was flipped by a bison in Yellowstone last week while shooting a selfie, but that pales in comparison to what happened to a San Diego man earlier this month: the guy tried to take a selfie with a rattlesnake, got bitten, and racked up a $153,000 hospital bill for his treatment.
A Giant Light Snake Slithering Down the Streets of Singapore
Chinese New Years festivities have been going on over the past week in cities around the world. Over in Singapore, photographer Choo Yut Shing captured this neat photograph of a giant light snake slithering down a street.