Federal and state programs contract with members of the public to become paid python hunters and combat the invasive snakes ...

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 ...

After the cold night in the preserve, scientists revisited the snake and discovered she was lump-free, swimming in the shallow water of a willow swamp with the minimally digested white-tailed deer ...

Scientists at the University of Florida say the 160-pound, 17-foot-long Burmese python found in the Everglades last week is the largest one ever seen in the state, and more evidence that the ...

Burmese pythons, an invasive species in Florida, typically grow to be 6 to 9 feet in length Pinecrest Police Department/Facebook Pinecrest, Florida, authorities captured a 14-foot Burmese python on ...

A ball python, also called the royal python, is a less troublesome cousin to the Burmese, and has been eating its way through the Everglades for decades. Ball pythons are native to west sub Saharan ...

A South Florida teenager captured 28 Burmese pythons during a 10-day competition that was created to increase awareness about the threats the invasive snakes pose to the state’s ecology. Matthew ...