Pythons are spreading north in Florida, adapting to cold by using burrows. Scientists warn Brevard County is at risk.

Docile, furry and cute to some, possums have become an unexpected ally in the effort to slow the invasion of Burmese pythons, ...

One python hunter, Anthony Flanagan, had a busy March eliminating the invasive snakes. He was rewarded by the South Florida ...

Burmese pythons provide an integrative contamination signal across terrestrial–aquatic food webs, leveraging long lifespan, whole-prey ingestion, and trophic position to concentrate PFAS in tissues.

A new arrival is turning heads at the Brevard Zoo, where staff recently welcomed an adult male Burmese python into its care.

Carl Jackson caught a nearly 17-ft long Burmese python weighing over 200lbs as part of an effort to rid Florida of the ...

And now we consider pythons. It is usually best to keep our distance from these sometimes deadly creatures, but a group of researchers say these snakes may hold secrets that could help us live longer ...

In the wetlands, invasive pythons and native alligators are increasingly coming into direct conflict as they compete for territory and prey. Pythons rely on powerful constriction to immobilize their ...

A Florida woman has emerged as the ultimate grand prize winner of a python-removal challenge, earning $10,000 after removing 60 Burmese pythons during the 10-day competition. On Aug. 13, the Florida ...

The key to healthier weight loss drugs could be found somewhere unexpected: inside a python’s blood. The slithering serpents have an appetite-suppressing compound in their blood that helps them ...

The researchers who discovered the creatures in a multi-year survey of Cambodian caves are still working to name and identify all the new species Phyroum Chourn / Fauna & Flora A biodiversity survey ...