When someone says “giant snake,” your brain probably jumps straight to a movie scene — you know, a huge slithery beast lurking in the jungle, ready to snatch a person like it’s grabbing a snack.

Snakes that eat humans have long captured our fear and fascination. In the dense jungles, wetlands, and forests of the world, a few giant serpents possess the strength and size to occasionally prey on ...

Most headlines about invasive species focus on snakes. Burmese pythons in Florida, brown tree snakes in Guam, and Boa ...