Burmese pythons are an invasive species from Southeast Asia now established in South Florida. While freezing temperatures can ...

Record set in Florida: a 19-foot-long Burmese python is captured in Big Cypress, revealing new clues about the ecological ...

It was about 2 in the morning when Claudilio Cruz, a member of a road crew spreading asphalt on U.S. 1 in the affluent Miami suburb of Pinecrest, heard frantic honking. When he looked up he was ...

They hunt in a nightmarish way ― grabbing prey as it passes. Once secured with a bite, pythons wrap their bodies around their prey and crush them.

It’s no secret that Florida has a python problem. Thanks to exotic animals trading and Floridians releasing their pet snakes into the wild, Burmese pythons were introduced to “The Sunshine State” and ...

A Florida man caught a nearly six-metre Burmese python, believed to be a record for the southern US state. Jake Waleri, 22, nabbed the snake on Monday at Big Cypress National Preserve while out ...

Six snake species in Florida can kill you, but few people have died in 20 years. Still, researchers say we need to learn more ...

Iguanas can freeze and fall from trees, then become easy prey; pythons can shiver to stay alive from the cold weather.

“It’s important to remember that non-native species, such as ball pythons, should never be released into the wild,” the ...

A Florida woman caught 60 snakes in the state's annual 10-day challenge to eliminate the invasive Burmese python species wreaking havoc with the Everglades ecosystem. More than 900 people participated ...

The state of Florida has a bounty out on invasive pythons, luring amateur snake killers into the Everglades for a month-long hunt. Hilarious, right? Not to those who say it encourages cruelty and does ...