The annual Florida Python Challenge was held in July this year and when all of the counting was completed, a woman from ...

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 ...

"They just start spreading out." Experts issue warning as massive snakes spread across US region: 'We can expect to see more ...

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

Burmese pythons are literally eating their way through the Everglades. With no natural predators, these invasive reptiles - imported from Southeast Asia as pets - appear to be wiping out most of the ...

First identified in Everglades National Park in 2000, the Burmese python may be the most destructive foreign animal in the park's history. The Southeast Asian apex predator quickly put a stranglehold ...

Burmese pythons in Florida can eat larger prey than scientists previously thought due to their ability to stretch their jaws. Researchers believe that understanding the size limits of prey that ...

INTO YOUR WEEKEND. THANK YOU, BROOKE. NOW TO THIS NEW STUDY THAT SHOWS PYTHONS COULD BE MAKING THEIR WAY OUT OF THE EVERGLADES, MOVING NORTH TOWARDS THE FLORIDA COASTS, CLOSE TO US IN THE COMING YEARS ...

The South Florida Water Management District's monthly competition is winding down for 2025. Who took the top prize in November?

The predator might soon become the prey if Florida scientists can confirm that Burmese pythons -- an extremely invasive species in the Everglades -- are safe for us to eat. The Florida Fish and ...

A man was sentenced after he tried to smuggle three Burmese pythons in his pants while crossing the border from Canada to the United States, according to officials. Calvin Bautista, a 38-year-old man ...

True to their name, Burmese pythons are native to the tropics of southern and southeastern Asia, where the gigantic snakes—they can grow as long as 19 ft.—have carved out a comfortable niche for ...