Scattered throughout the python hot spots among the cypress and sawgrass of South Florida is the state’s newest weapon in its arsenal to battle the invasive serpent —a mechanical lure meant to entice ...

There are approximately 1.3 million alligators in Florida. One of them recently made a meal of an invasive, destructive Burmese python in the Everglades. Coincidentally, the alligator ate the python ...

The Florida Python Challenge is a ten-day event where participants hunt invasive Burmese pythons. Officials advise against eating python meat due to high levels of mercury found in the snakes. Experts ...

Snakes on a plain? A Florida pizzeria owner is redefining the term “exotic pet trade” by accepting captured Burmese pythons ...

We are almost halfway through the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, which means plenty of snakes have likely already been ...

When that happens, animals may compete in ways scientists do not often get to observe in the wild.

These snakes can go for months without eating, grow and shrink the size of their hearts and jump start their metabolism on a ...

Reticulated pythons can take down large mammals, such as wild boar, deer and dogs, but sometimes the tables turn.