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

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

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

Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work covers anything from archaeology and the environment to technology and culture. Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work ...

A new study reveals that numerous snake species are more cannibalistic than previously thought. Researcher Bruna Falcão said there have been more than 500 documented cases of snakes cannibalizing one ...

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 ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

Hungry snake caught swallowing another, even bigger snake headfirst. Many species of snakes are capable of swallowing prey much larger than themselves, such as deer, cows and even humans. However, ...

It was one Christmas visitor that didn’t overstay its welcome. A Burmese python that had been spotted in a Miami-Dade neighborhood was removed just days before Christmas after a resident out for a ...

Few things are as equal parts fascinating and horrifying as watching predators eat their prey… especially when they are still alive. A recent Instagram video is definitely a “viewer beware” situation.

A world-renowned museum curator gets bitten by a snake he's trying to identify. He does not seek medical treatment. He goes home and documents his symptoms hour by hour in a journal, including all the ...