Nearly 300 Burmese pythons were removed during a record-setting Florida Python Challenge this year, state wildlife officials said. The 10-day competition that ran from July 11-20 resulted in a record ...

With some help from his family, python contractor Carl Jackson caught the second-heaviest Burmese python ever captured in the wild in Florida.

A reticulated python has already completed its hunt of this small deer and is in the process of constricting its prey.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Just when you thought you knew everything about one of Florida's least-favorite invasive species, a surprise emerges. Scientists ...

A Florida woman caught 60 snakes in the state's annual 10-day challenge to eliminate the invasive Burmese python species wreaking havoc with the Everglades ecosystem. More than 900 people participated ...

The South Florida Water Management District is in its second year of managing a Python Removal Program. Winners win cash prizes.

Firefighters in Florida came to the rescue of a large, yellow pet python that slithered into the dashboard of a car and ...

Coral Springs fire fighters performed an unusual rescue when a woman asked for the fire department’s help retrieving her pet ...

Scientists have discovered a new type of cell that helps Burmese pythons digest the entire skeletons of their prey. Pythons can eat prey over 100% of their body mass, including deer and bobcats. Just ...