The Florida Python Challenge is an annual competition to remove invasive Burmese pythons from South Florida. The event aims ...

THE EVERGLADES, FLA. (WSVN) - Catching Burmese pythons is an itch that hundreds of hunters can’t wait to scratch every year, and for 10 days this month, they’re sending the big reptiles on the run in ...

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 ...

The Burmese python is already considered a destructive force in the South Florida ecosystem. A new collaborative study that the Conservancy of Southwest Florida in Naples was part of has revealed ...

Burmese pythons, native to South Asia, are an invasive species in Florida, posing a threat to the ecosystem. The Florida Python Challenge, a 10-day competition, encourages hunters to remove Burmese ...

A 15-foot Burmese python was caught swallowing a “full-sized” deer in Southwest Florida, proving the invasive apex predators are ambushing and eating bigger prey. The python was 115 pounds and the ...

Ian Bartoszek (right) and research partner Ian Easterling hold up a large female python located by tracking one of their male scout snakes. These male pythons are used to help locate the big females ...

"Burmese pythons have a brain relative to their skull size comparable to other species of snakes, not any larger than would be expected for a snake their size. Snakes have elongated brains that ...