Viral Video: A heart-stopping video of a child playing with a snake has gone viral, leaving viewers deeply worried.

In the footage, a large coastal carpet python rests on a mechanic shop's floor. The snake catcher filming the encounter approaches the python with a large lump in its midsection. "What do we got here?

Tiny blind snakes and thread snakes simply slither through colonies of ants and termites, gobbling up their eggs, larvae and pupae. And a number of species only eat bird eggs, swallowing them ...

National Geographic Wild offers a special focus on snakes, featuring venomous species and conservation stories in exclusive ...