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.

As with coyotes, which have moved into suburban areas in Florida in recent years, pythons can prey on invasive Muscovy ducks, pigeons and iguanas, but also on native animals such as rats, raccoons, ...

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 ...

Three hunters captured a massive Burmese python in the Florida Everglades on May 31, 2025. The longest Burmese python ever recorded was 19 feet long, caught in 2023. The heaviest python caught weighed ...

Frigid temperatures have made their to Florida. Here's how the cold weather impacts the invasive Burmese python.

For thousands of years, snakes have been used in art, literature, religious texts and more. From Adam and Eve's temptation in the Garden of Eden to Medusa with her hair of snakes that turned anyone ...

The Burmese python is one of the largest snakes in the world. Adult snakes caught in Florida are between 6 and 9 feet on average, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

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

Burmese pythons are an invasive species in Florida that have significantly impacted the native mammal population. The python population likely became established after escaping breeding facilities ...

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 ...