The origins of Florida’s python crisis lie in the exotic pet trade of the 1980s and 1990s. These snakes were initially sold as pets but were frequently abandoned in the wild once they outgrew their ...

A turning point may have been made in Florida’s war against the invasive Burmese Python. It appears that Winter is stepping in as an indomitable ally as scientists observe a python throwing up a whole ...

Pythons as large as 18 feet have been found in Florida. They are creating havoc with the ecosystem by preying on native wildlife, including deer and young alligators, experts say. US Fish and Wildlife ...

Scientists have discovered a new type of cell that helps Burmese pythons digest the entire skeletons of their prey. Pythons can eat prey over 100% of their body mass, including deer and bobcats. Just ...

Pythons eat a lot. No surprise there. But in a new study, scientists examining poop from a Burmese python bagged in the Everglades discovered the ravenous snakes may be gorging themselves on a Denny’s ...

A large alligator nicknamed 'Godzilla' was caught on video dragging an enormous Burmese python through the water in the ...

Florida's Burmese pythons have reached a level of lore in Florida that perhaps no other animals have held in the state. They're the ultimate of swamp monsters. Pythons are gigantic predators from ...

For Burmese pythons — one of South Florida's most notorious invasive species — few meals are too big, but new research by scientists in Collier County suggests the snake might be snacking above its ...

Just when you thought you knew everything about one of Florida's least-favorite invasive species, a surprise emerges. Scientists have discovered a new type of cell that helps Burmese pythons digest ...