Researchers found that juvenile pythons used trees more than adults because they’re smaller and lighter and may be better at ...

Burmese pythons, one of the largest snakes in the world, are best known for the way they catch and eat their food. The snake uses its sharp rearward-pointing teeth to seize prey, and then coils its ...

A tool created by University of Florida researchers aims to guide invasive Burmese python removal by helping hunters prioritize snakes for removal.

Once known as 'Hoover chickens,' the long-lived gopher tortoises are now at the center of a growing conservation battle.

Burmese pythons, a prolific and invasive species of snake, could help cause the extinction of an endangered rodent native to Florida.

Invasive Burmese pythons in South Florida may be doing more than wiping out mammals across the Everglades. Scientists have found 25 types of seeds in the digestive tracts of Burme ...

A fresh clutch of Burmese pythons begins hatching, revealing babies with striking colors and tight, broken-up patterns. Many of the hatchlings are hypo and show granite-like markings, while some ...

A nesting African rock python makes it clear that her eggs are not easy to reach. As she hisses and strikes defensively, the handler carefully uncovers her clutch and counts 13 healthy-looking eggs.

Deputies were called to the Mims home to investigate reports of a suicidal man. The man reportedly pointed a concealed handgun at deputies while they were attempting an involuntary evaluation. The two ...

Nothing decimates an animal population like being on man’s good-to-eat list. Maybe being off the list is one of the reasons Florida’s Burmese python population is out of control. The recent annual ...

Rosie Moore shared the wild clip on Instagram on Sept. 15 rosiekmoore/instagram Rosie Moore, a wildlife researcher, shared a clip of the wild moment a pair of alligators munched on a Burmese python ...