Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you capture a Burmese python for the record books, you find creative ways to measure it or show the perspective of just how ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Burmese pythons, one of the largest snake species in the world, could be the most destructive invasive animal in Florida ...

Across South Florida, giant snakes that once seemed like exotic escapees are now entrenched residents, reshaping ecosystems and creeping into neighborhoods. The Burmese python, a massive constrictor ...

Burmese pythons are an invasive species causing destruction in the Florida Everglades. The snakes have contributed to the decline of several small mammal populations. Estimates place the Burmese ...

Experts believe the snakes may be dispersing from the Everglades as their population grows, using connected waterways as highways. While not considered an overwhelming threat to humans, pythons can ...

There are way more pythons than hunters to remove them in Florida. But the ones that do kill them can be paid full-time by the FWC.

A python hunter captured a nearly 17-foot, 202-pound snake in the Florida Everglades. While it is legal to eat python meat in Florida, health officials strongly advise against it. Testing has revealed ...

Burmese pythons are an invasive species in Florida, causing significant declines in native small mammal populations. Originally introduced through the pet trade, the wild python population in the ...

A python hunter captured the second heaviest Burmese python on record in Florida, weighing 202 pounds. The captured female python measured 16 feet, 10 inches long and was found in the Big Cypress ...