Some new residents coming to the Utica Zoo in May may roar louder than the lions, stand taller than the giraffes (if the zoo had any), have more power than PreZOOdent ...

Goldie the python was believed to be among the biggest snakes in captivity at more than 25 feet in length, according to Skunkape Headquarters in Ochopee, Florida. Skunkape Headquarters photo A python ...

Tarantulas - those big, hairy, eight-legged spiders featured in horror movies - aren't exactly adored by everyone. But it turns out tarantulas and other creepy animals have friends on the North Coast.

But what's the story on the biggest and whether or not it poses ... or disabling it with constriction, eastern indigo snakes simply overpower their prey with their muscular jaws and swallow it whole.

Louisiana is home to several species of snakes, but this species is considered to be the biggest. This is the largest in the state.