Pythons are some of the most extreme predators on Earth, capable of swallowing prey far larger than their own heads thanks to flexible jaws, stretchy ligaments, and incredibly powerful muscles. In ...

Monitor lizards are a large group of lizards that fall under the genus Varanus. There are many different types, and they vary widely in size and appearance. Monitor lizards are not native to the ...

Why it's awesome: Earless monitor lizards are dragon-like reptiles that are so rare they're dubbed the "Holy Grail" of herpetology — the study of reptiles and amphibians. The species is the only known ...

This is the shocking moment a monitor lizard was seen devouring a python in a swamp in Thailand. Kittipong Jaidee discovered the reptile gripping the snake in its jaws at a rice field in Nakhon Pathom ...