Burmese and other python snake species have wreaked havoc in South Florida and the Florida Everglades for decades as an invasive species. These reptiles can reach up to 23 feet in size, but those ...

As Florida embarks on a mass hunt to catch as many pythons as possible in South Florida, the invasive snakes continue to slither every now and then through Brevard, and have been for years. According ...

If they reach the ecosystem's carrying capacity in the Everglades, the pythons will spread, and that likely means into ...

Florida is letting you join the state’s python battle, soon offering an online program that’ll tell you all about the invasive snakes. The free hourlong session, known as “Python Patrol,” will be ...

Snakes are thought to have evolved from lizards, with the first specimens appearing in the fossil record during the Jurassic Period, between 143 and 167 million years ago. They diversified and modern ...

Burmese pythons threaten Florida’s wildlife and are usually larger than all native snakes. The Burmese python is a large nonvenomous constrictor that is an invasive species in Florida. Florida's ...