The snakes first came to Florida when a hurricane blew off a python breeding center. Ever since they have been breeding like ...

Giant snakes are thriving and keeping ecosystems balanced. Recent online videos show these reptiles in various habitats.

Burmese pythons are among the largest snakes in the world. Adult animals average between 10 and 16 feet long, according to the University of Florida. The large, nonvenomous constrictor snakes are ...

Snakes might not top everyone’s list of favorite creatures, but there’s no denying they’ve mastered the art of growing long, heavy, and—let’s be honest—pretty intimidating. A few are so big their ...

Initially established in Everglades National Park in the early 1980s, Burmese pythons quickly put a stranglehold on Florida's ...

BC-Indonesia-Giant Snake,0218 AP Photos JAK105-106 JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian villagers claim to have captured a python that is almost 49 feet long and weighs nearly 990 pounds, a local ...

The 2025 Florida Python Challenge, a 10-day competition to remove invasive Burmese pythons, will run from July 11-20. $25,000 in prizes will be awarded, including $10,000 for most pythons caught.

OCHOPEE, Fla. -- An 18-foot python is now the second largest python ever caught in the wild in Florida. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Python Action Team members Cynthia Downer and ...